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The Two-headed Boy: and Other Medical Marvels - Jan Bondeson
The Two-headed Boy: and Other Medical Marvels
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Jan Bondeson illustrates various anomalies of human development, the lives of the remarkable individuals concerned, and social reactions to their extraordinary bodies.  Bondeson examines historical cases of dwarfism, extreme corpulence, giantism, conjoined twins, dicephaly, and extreme hairiness;... show more
Jan Bondeson illustrates various anomalies of human development, the lives of the remarkable individuals concerned, and social reactions to their extraordinary bodies.  Bondeson examines historical cases of dwarfism, extreme corpulence, giantism, conjoined twins, dicephaly, and extreme hairiness; his broader theme, however, is the nearly infinite range of human experience.  He makes full use of original Dutch, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian sources and explores elements of ethnology, literature, and cultural history in his diagnoses.
Heavily illustrated with woodcuts, engravings, oil paintings, and photographs, The Two-headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels combines a scientist's scrutiny with a humanist's wonder at the endurance of the human spirit.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780801489587 (080148958X)
Publisher: Cornell University Pre..."/>
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
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