A new history of identity : a sociology of medical knowledge / David Armstrong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armstrong, David, 1947 June 3-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Medicine--History.

Medicine.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 213 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2002.

Summary:

Medical texts provide a powerful means of accessing contemporary perceptions of illness and through them assumptions about the nature of the body and identity. By mapping these perceptions, from their 19th century focus on illness located in a biological body through to their 'discovery' of the psycho-social patient of the late 20th century, a history of identity, both physical and psychological, is revealed.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index.

ISBN:

0333968921

OCLC:

48557605