Figures of Medicine Blood, Face Transplants, Parasites

Name: Figures of Medicine Blood, Face Transplants, Parasites
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ISBN: 9780823244454

ISBN-10: 0823244458

ISBN-13: 9780823244454

Edition: 2013

Authors: Franï¿½ois Delaporte, Nils F. Schott, Christopher Lawrence

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What does the infamous face transplant in France in 2005 share with the examination of "swollen faces" in Latin America in the 1930s? What does blood transfusion in Europe during the 17th century have in common with the discovery of mosquitoes as parasitic vectors in China at the close of the 19th century? And, last, how does the reconstruction of noses using skin flaps in Bologna in the 16th century relate to the opening of a forehead cyst in Guatemala in 1916? The six essays that formFigures of Medicinepresent a wealth of symmetries. Francois Delaporte shows that each epistemological concern demands its own mode of engagement; problems reside not only in their objects but also in the…

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List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Publication date: 2/25/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.94" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English

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List of Illustrations


Foreword to the English-Language Edition



Foreword to the French Edition



Translatorï¿½s Note



Animal Blood



Fabricating Noses



The Face Transplant



The Manson Effect



Robles Disease



Chagas's Error


Notes