Polio and Its Aftermath

Polio and Its Aftermath
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9780674043541
ISBN-13 : 0674043545
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Book Synopsis Polio and Its Aftermath by : Marc Shell

Download or read book Polio and Its Aftermath written by Marc Shell and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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