Polio and Its Aftermath : : The Paralysis of Culture / / Marc Shell.

In this book, Shell, himself a victim of polio, offers an inspired analysis of the disease. Part memoir, part cultural criticism and history, part meditation on the meaning of disease, Shell's work combines the understanding of a medical researcher with the sensitivity of a literary critic. He...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- I: Autobiographies of a Disease -- 1. One Polio Story -- 2. In the Family -- 3. A Polio School -- II: Stasis and Kinesis -- 4. Paralytic Polio and Moving Pictures -- 5. Handi-Capitalism and Cinema Business -- 6. The Cast of Rear Window; or, Cinema and Akinesia -- III. Politics -- 7. Polio and the Great Wars -- 8. Remembering Roosevelt -- 9. What We Can Learn, If We Hurry -- Aftermath -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Text Credits -- Illustration Credits -- List of Boxes -- Name Index -- Subject Index
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In this book, Shell, himself a victim of polio, offers an inspired analysis of the disease. Part memoir, part cultural criticism and history, part meditation on the meaning of disease, Shell's work combines the understanding of a medical researcher with the sensitivity of a literary critic. He deftly draws a detailed yet broad picture of the lived experience of a crippling disease as it makes it way into every facet of human existence.
Issued also in print.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)
People with disabilities in motion pictures.
Poliomyelitis Patients Biography.
Poliomyelitis Social aspects United States.
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Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) 9783110756067
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Polio and Its Aftermath : The Paralysis of Culture /
Frontmatter --
Contents --
Prologue --
I: Autobiographies of a Disease --
1. One Polio Story --
2. In the Family --
3. A Polio School --
II: Stasis and Kinesis --
4. Paralytic Polio and Moving Pictures --
5. Handi-Capitalism and Cinema Business --
6. The Cast of Rear Window; or, Cinema and Akinesia --
III. Politics --
7. Polio and the Great Wars --
8. Remembering Roosevelt --
9. What We Can Learn, If We Hurry --
Aftermath --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Text Credits --
Illustration Credits --
List of Boxes --
Name Index --
Subject Index
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Contents --
Prologue --
I: Autobiographies of a Disease --
1. One Polio Story --
2. In the Family --
3. A Polio School --
II: Stasis and Kinesis --
4. Paralytic Polio and Moving Pictures --
5. Handi-Capitalism and Cinema Business --
6. The Cast of Rear Window; or, Cinema and Akinesia --
III. Politics --
7. Polio and the Great Wars --
8. Remembering Roosevelt --
9. What We Can Learn, If We Hurry --
Aftermath --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Text Credits --
Illustration Credits --
List of Boxes --
Name Index --
Subject Index
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contents Frontmatter --
Contents --
Prologue --
I: Autobiographies of a Disease --
1. One Polio Story --
2. In the Family --
3. A Polio School --
II: Stasis and Kinesis --
4. Paralytic Polio and Moving Pictures --
5. Handi-Capitalism and Cinema Business --
6. The Cast of Rear Window; or, Cinema and Akinesia --
III. Politics --
7. Polio and the Great Wars --
8. Remembering Roosevelt --
9. What We Can Learn, If We Hurry --
Aftermath --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Text Credits --
Illustration Credits --
List of Boxes --
Name Index --
Subject Index
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