The Face of Medicine: Visualising Medical Masculinities in Late Nineteenth-Century Paris

by Mary Hunter

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This book examines the overlapping worlds of art and medicine in late-nineteenth-century France. It sheds new light on the relevance of the visual in medical and scientific cultures, and on the relationship between artistic and medical practices and imagery. By examining previously unstudied sources that traverse disciplinary boundaries, this original study rethinks the politics of medical representations and their social impact. Through a focused...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0719097576

ISBN13:9780719097577

Release Date:December 2015

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography

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