One of Us

One of Us
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 0674018257
ISBN-13 : 9780674018259
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Book Synopsis One of Us by : Alice Domurat Dreger

Download or read book One of Us written by Alice Domurat Dreger and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2005-10-31 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Us views conjoined twinning and other “abnormalities” from the point of view of people living with such anatomies, and considers these issues within the larger historical context of anatomical politics. This deeply thought-provoking and compassionate work exposes the extent of the social frame upon which we construct the “normal.”


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