{"product_id":"the-body-a-reader-9780415340083","title":"The Body: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe body has become an increasingly significant concept in recent years and this \u003cem\u003eReader\u003c\/em\u003e offers a stimulating overview of the main topics, perspectives and theories surrounding the issue. This broad consideration of the body presents an engagement with a range of social concerns, from the processes of racialization to the vagaries of fashion and performance art, enacted as surgery on the body. Individual sections cover issues such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe body and social (dis)order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ebodies and identities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ebodily norms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ebodies in health and dis-ease\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ebodies and technologies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContaining an extensive critical introduction, contributions from key figures such as Butler, Sedgwick, Martin Scheper-Huges, Haraway and Gilroy, and a series of introductions summarizing each section, this \u003cem\u003eReader\u003c\/em\u003e offers students a valuable practical guide and a thorough grounding in the fascinating topic of the body. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariam Fraser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.64h x 6.86w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415340083","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44478674698355,"sku":"9780415340083","price":115.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_36347781-696b-47d5-8212-4935f43f69da.jpg?v=1774441200","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-body-a-reader-9780415340083","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}