Albert Howard Carter III

Broschiertes Buch

Our Human Hearts

A Medical and Cultural Journey

Beschreibung

Explores the meanings of the human heart as interpreted by two traditions: medical science and the much older cultural traditions. This book interlaces medical and linguistic information with the stories of four heart patients, each with different illnesses and different personal approaches to healing.

Autor

Albert Howard Carter III is the author of First Cut: A Season in the Human Anatomy Lab and has a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Iowa. He is adjunct professor of social medicine at the School of Medicine, University of North Carolina.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kent State University Press
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9780873388634
• ISBN-10: 0873388631
• Artikelnr.: 22167708