Embodied History: The Lives of the Poor in Early Philadelphia

(Part of the Early American Studies Series)

by Simon P. Newman

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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 accounts of the bodies that appeared in runaway advertisements and in seafaring, almshouse, prison, hospital, and burial records, Simon P. Newman uses...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0812218485

ISBN13:9780812218480

Release Date:May 2003

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Colonial Period Historical Study & Educational Resources History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Poverty Social History Social Science Social Sciences State & Local Textbooks

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