In the kingdom of the sick : a social history of chronic illness in America / Laurie Edwards.

In the kingdom of the sick : a social history of chronic illness in America /

Thirty years ago, Susan Sontag wrote "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sick ... Sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place." Now more than 133 million Americ...

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Main Author: Edwards, Laurie (Laurie Elizabeth)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Walker & Co., [2013]
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Chronic diseases > United States > History.
Chronically ill > Social aspects > United States.
Chronic diseases.
Chronic Disease.
Social Change > history.
Patient Rights > history.
Patient Advocacy > history.
History, 19th Century.
History, 20th Century.
History, 21st Century.
Maladies chroniques > États-Unis > Histoire.
Maladies chroniques.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 21e siècle.
HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General.
Chronische Krankheit.
Chronic diseases > History > United States.
Chronically ill > Social aspects.
United States.
USA.
Nonfiction.
History.

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Call Number: 362.196 .E38 2013
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