Newman, Simon P. Embodied history : the lives of the poor in early Philadelphia

Folger bibliographic ID: 356952
Folger call number: HV4046.P5 N48 2003
Folger holdings ID: 505037
Accession Number: 271122

Offering a new view into the lives and experiences of plebeian men and women, and a provocative exploration of the history of the body itself, this text approaches the bodies of the poor in early national Philadelphia as texts to be read and interpreted

General notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-198) and index

Contents

Almshouse bodies -- Villainous bodies -- Hospitalized bodies -- Runaway bodies -- Seafaring bodies -- Dead bodies

Item information about Folger HV4046.P5 N48 2003

Gift of Simon Newman

Extended title: Embodied history : the lives of the poor in early Philadelphia / Simon P. Newman
Alternate titles: Lives of the poor in early Philadelphia

Poor Philadelphia (Pa.) Public welfare

author: Newman, Simon P. (Simon Peter), 1960-
publisher: University of Pennsylvania. Press