In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America 0802718019, 9780802718013

Thirty years ago, Susan Sontag wrote, "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and t

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Superheroes aren't sick. They certainly don't have chronic pain, sexual dysfunction, or diarrhea. After al

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In her investigation of the social history of the common British soldier in the era of the American Revolution, Sylvia F

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An informative look at the experience of navigating the Canadian workplace while living with chronic illness.

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Evaluates the way in which patients with chronic illnesses are treated in private hospitals, private homes for the aged,

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You Don't Look Sick chronicles one person's true-life story of illness and her physicians compassionate commen

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Support and empower women who are coping with the pain, fear, and stigma of serious disease Being diagnosed with cancer,

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This provocative and moving work explores concepts of body and space to better understand the daily lives and struggles

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The Hawaiian kingdom existed for about a century, from the early 1790s to 1893, starting when King Kamehameha finally un

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