Embodied History : : The Lives of the Poor in Early Philadelphia / / Simon P. Newman.
Offering a new view into the lives and experiences of plebeian men and women, and a provocative exploration of the history of the body itself, Embodied History approaches the bodies of the poor in early national Philadelphia as texts to be read and interpreted. Through a close examination of account...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package American History |
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Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2013] ©2003 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Early American Studies
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 14 illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- 1 Almshouse Bodies
- 2 Villainous Bodies
- 3 Hospitalized Bodies
- 4 Runaway Bodies
- 5 Seafaring Bodies
- 6 Dead Bodies
- Afterword
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Acknowledgments