Contested Bodies (Key Ideas) - Hardcover

 
9780415196352: Contested Bodies (Key Ideas)
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ISBN 10: 0415196353 ISBN 13: 9780415196352
Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

The body occupies a prime position in contemporary theoretical work, yet still there is no consensus on exactly what it is and what constitutes it. Contested Bodies brings together a number of different accounts and perspectives on the body, drawing out some of the key connections and disjunctures from this most contested of topics. This volume features fresh and fascinating contributions from some of the leading thinkers and upcoming theorists in the field.

Themes that run through the work include:

* the place of the body in theory
* the notion of labour in the production of bodies
* the transformative potential of bodies on spaces.

Grounded in real life experience and examples, this key text will be a valuable reference for undergraduates of sociology and gender studies.

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John Hassard, Ruth Holliday

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415196353
ISBN 13 
9780415196352
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
208
Editor
Hassard John, Holliday Ruth

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