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Freaks
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- Book Synopsis
- This is the remarkable story of the lives of individuals afflicted with severe deformities and how seventeenth and eighteenth-century British society reacted to their extraordinary bodies.From hog-faced women to dog-faced boys, Jan Bondeson examines historical cases of dwarfism, extreme corpulence, giantism, conjoined twins, and extreme hairiness. He considers these individuals not as 'freaks' but as human beings born with sometimes appalling congenital deformities. Heavily illustrated with woodcuts, engravings, and oil paintings, Freaks combines a scientist's scrutiny with a humanist's wonder at the endurance of the human spirit.
- About The Author
- JAN BONDESON is a senior lecturer and consultant rheumatologist at the University of Wales College of Medicine. His many critically acclaimed books include Cabinet of Medical Curiosities, The Great Pretenders and the best-selling Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear. A respected true crime historian he has written twenty books, among them The London Monster and Rivals of the Ripper (both The History Press).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780752436623
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The History Press, (01 February 2006)
- Number of Pages
- 334
- Weight
- 345 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 126 x 27 mm
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