The postmodernist Troubled Bodies (Duke University Press,
£15.95/$16.95, ISBN 0 8223 1688 9) has diverse and multifaceted
implications for cultural studies, medical ethics and feminist studies. Paul
Komesaroff edits 10 essays on the relationship between medicine and values and
how it is shaped by the structures of knowledge we live with. The result?
Alternative perspectives without a set of correct answers. Interesting and
expansive.
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