Breast Cancer and the Post-Surgical Body: Recovering the Self

by Samantha Crompvoets

Book Overview

An examination of surgical breast reconstruction which establishes a strong link between, on the one hand, the personal feelings and actions of women with breast cancer, and on the other, powerful discourses and practices of the breast cancer movement.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403999007
• ISBN13: 9781403999009
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.5"