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Histories of the Normal and the Abnormal: Social and Cultural Histories of Norms and Normativity

Waltraud Ernst

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Description:This fascinating volume tackles the history of the terms 'normal' and 'abnormal'. Originally meaning 'as occurring in nature', normality has taken on significant cultural gravitas and this book recognizes and explores that fact.The essays engage with the concepts of the normal and the abnormal from the perspectives of a variety of academic disciplines - ranging from art history to social history of medicine, literature, and science studies to sociology and cultural anthropology. The contributors use as their conceptual anchors the works of moral and political philosophers such as Canguilhem, Foucault and Hacking, as well as the ideas put forward by sociologists including Durkheim and Illich.With contributions from a range of scholars across differing disciplines, this book will have a broad appeal to students in many areas of history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Histories of the Normal and the Abnormal: Social and Cultural Histories of Norms and Normativity. To get started finding Histories of the Normal and the Abnormal: Social and Cultural Histories of Norms and Normativity, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This fascinating volume tackles the history of the terms 'normal' and 'abnormal'. Originally meaning 'as occurring in nature', normality has taken on significant cultural gravitas and this book recognizes and explores that fact.The essays engage with the concepts of the normal and the abnormal from the perspectives of a variety of academic disciplines - ranging from art history to social history of medicine, literature, and science studies to sociology and cultural anthropology. The contributors use as their conceptual anchors the works of moral and political philosophers such as Canguilhem, Foucault and Hacking, as well as the ideas put forward by sociologists including Durkheim and Illich.With contributions from a range of scholars across differing disciplines, this book will have a broad appeal to students in many areas of history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Histories of the Normal and the Abnormal: Social and Cultural Histories of Norms and Normativity. To get started finding Histories of the Normal and the Abnormal: Social and Cultural Histories of Norms and Normativity, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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