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This mortal coil : the human body in history and culture / Fay Bound Alberti

This history examines changing cultural and medical perceptions of the human body and its constituent parts. It explores how scientific developments and social shifts have influenced notions of identity, health, and the relationship between the physical self and the mind.

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