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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara D. Webster , Stephen C. ReingoldPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.325kg ISBN: 9780801861628ISBN 10: 0801861624 Pages: 152 Publication Date: 29 March 1989 Recommended Age: From 18 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Wrestling with a Phantom Chapter 2. Multiple Sclerosis: The Disease Chapter 3. Experience in Conflict with Received Wisdom Chapter 4. After the Diagnosis Chapter 5. Beyond the Self: The Cultural Frame Chapter 6. Uncertainty and Process Chapter 7. Chronically Ill in America Chapter 8. Beyond AcceptanceReviews<p> This incredibly personal book deals with the attempts of a young multiple sclerosis (MS) patient to come to terms with her disease.. If you or someone you know has a chronic disease, wants to know more about the American culture of illness, or is an observer of the American scene, this is a must read book. -- American Anthropologist This incredibly personal book deals with the attempts of a young multiple sclerosis (MS) patient to come to terms with her disease. If you or someone you know has a chronic disease, wants to know more about the American culture of illness, or is an observer of the American scene, this is a must read book. American Anthropologist Author InformationBarbara D. Webster holds a degree in anthropology from George Mason University. She is employed as a paralegal specialist with the federal government and lives in Reston, Virginia. She was first diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis at age 37. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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