Healing the republic: the language of health and the culture of nationalism in nineteenth-century america
Auteur :
Burbick, Joan
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521106733
Date de publication :
2 avr. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
540 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this study Joan Burbick interprets nineteenth-century narratives of health in order to expose the conflicts underlying the creation of a national culture in America. The book confronts what Burbick sees as a certain fundamental uneasiness about democracy in America.