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- Book Title
- The Two-headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels
- Publication Name
- Two-Headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels
- Title
- The Two-headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 080148958X
- EAN
- 9780801489587
- ISBN
- 9780801489587
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Genre
- Medicine
- Subject
- Science Nature & Math
- Release Date
- 09/09/2004
- Release Year
- 2004
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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A successor to his popular book A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities, this new collection of essays by 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 infinite range of human experience. The dicephalous Tocci brothers and Lazarus Colloredo (from whose belly grew his malformed conjoined twin), the Swedish giant, and the king of Poland's dwarf--Bondeson considers these individuals not as "freaks" but as human beings born with sometimes appalling congenital deformities. He makes full use of original French, German, Dutch, 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. Contents The Two Inseparable Brothers, and a Preface The Hairy Maid at the Harpsichord The Stone-child The Woman Who Laid an Egg The Strangest Miracle in the World Some Words about Hog-faced Gentlewomen Horned Humans The Biddenden Maids The Tocci Brothers, and Other Dicephali The King of Poland's Court Dwarf Daniel Cajanus, the Swedish Giant Daniel Lambert, the Human Colossus Cat-eating Englishmen and French Frog-swallowers
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
080148958x
ISBN-13
9780801489587
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038749977
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Two-Headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qm690.B66 2004
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"Bondeson takes another look at those whom some call freaks and medical monstrosities. He examines these strange persons sympathetically, with concern for how they lived, drawing on original, often contemporary descriptions to understand them. . . . Good reading for anyone with a strong stomach, sufficient curiosity, and appreciation for the odd touch of wry humor."-Booklist. June 1, 2000., "Clearly and engagingly written, and with sympathy and tact for those persons maliciously exploited and taunted for their anomalies, Bondeson's Two-Headed Boy is a well-researched, humane, and entertaining work that deserves a larger audience than most university press books generally garner. A highly recommended read."--Tom Bowden, Techdirections, "Physician Bondeson . . . looks at cultural, social, and literary aspects as well as morphology of grotesque deforming. . . a brilliant effort. Highly recommended."--Choice, January 2001, "The number of two-headed boys and hairy-faced girls in Jan Bondeson's new volume of miracles and marvels of medicine is astounding! But their stories illustrate how the myth-making of medicine functioned in a past in which the main means of communication was the broadside. Today with the Internet and a rich web of urban legends, Bondeson's volume serves as a corrective. It is not how far we have come in dealing with the anomalous but how little we have changed in our telling of wondrous stories. Great stories; greater lessons!"--Sander L. Gilman, Henry R. Luce Distinguished Service Professor of the Liberal Arts in Human Biology, The University of Chicago, "Bondeson takes another look at those whom some call freaks and medical monstrosities. He examines these strange persons sympathetically, with concern for how they lived, drawing on original, often contemporary descriptions to understand them. . . . Good reading for anyone with a strong stomach, sufficient curiosity, and appreciation for the odd touch of wry humor."--Booklist. June 1, 2000., "Clearly and engagingly written, and with sympathy and tact for those persons maliciously exploited and taunted for their anomalies, Bondeson's Two-Headed Boy is a well-researched, humane, and entertaining work that deserves a larger audience than most university press books generally garner. A highly recommended read."-Tom Bowden, Techdirections, "A physician plumbs medical history to expose various anomalies of human development, the lives of the remarkable individuals afflicted, and the social reactions to their extraordinary bodies."--Forecast, Bridgewater, NJ, July 2000., "Physician Bondeson . . . looks at cultural, social, and literary aspects as well as morphology of grotesque deforming. . . a brilliant effort. Highly recommended."-Choice, January 2001, As Bondeson looks at the cases of the so-called hog-faced women, dog-faced boys, and people with horns throughout history, he shows an acute sensitivity to the nuances of historical interpretation and for the humanity of those whose lives and conditions he chronicles., "A physician plumbs medical history to expose various anomalies of human development, the lives of the remarkable individuals afflicted, and the social reactions to their extraordinary bodies."-Forecast, Bridgewater, NJ, July 2000., "A sober, informative disquisition on the sundry forms that humanity can assume and endure."--Kirkus Reviews. June 15, 2000, "As Bondeson looks at the cases of the so-called "hog-faced women," "dog-faced boys," and "people with horns" throughout history, he shows an acute sensitivity to the nuances of historical interpretation and for the humanity of those whose lives and conditions he chronicles."--Publishers Weekly. May 29, 2000.
Copyright Date
2004
Topic
Pathophysiology, Folklore & Mythology, Medical, History
Lccn
00-020902
Dewey Decimal
610
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Medical, Social Science
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