Bodies in a Broken World: Women Novelists of Color and the Politics of Medicine (Studies in Social Medicine)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (703 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807854808 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Ann Folwell Stanford is professor of multidisciplinary and literary studies at the School for New Learning at DePaul University in Chicago
Subtle yet powerful." -- "Nursing History Review" . "Adds a unique approach to the historical perspective of the image and interpretations of minorities in the world of health care
Wonderful book A. Harper I really enjoyed this book. If you're interested in Race,Class, and Gender studies within the context of Colonialism and it's impact on Western Medicine, this book is for you. It's original in the sense that the author uses well written and popular fiction books by famous women of color novelists. She looks at popular works such as Beloved, Bluest Eye, Salt Eater and Almanac of the Dead by analysing them within the context of the politics of medicine and history of oppression in Western Society. It's and engaging brilliant piece of work that I simply could not put down. Anyone who is a practitioner of Medicine . Bodies in a Broken World William H. Folwell This is a very thoughfull and well researched book. Very Helpful in understanding what is happening in medicine and poverty in our world today.
However, she also argues that medicine must recognize its limits and join forces with the nonmedical community in the struggle for social justice. She argues that in either direct or indirect ways, the eleven novelists considered here push us to see health not only as an individual condition but also as a complex network of individual, institutional, and social changes in which wellness can be a possibility for the majority rather than a privileged few.The novelists whose works are discussed are Toni Cade Bambara, Paule Marshall, Gloria Naylor, Leslie Marmon Silko, Toni