The Body Silent: The Different World of the Disabled

Winner of the Columbia University Lionel Trilling Award. Robert Murphy was in the prime of his career as an anthropologist when he felt the first symptom of a malady that would ultimately take him on an odyssey stranger than any field trip to the Amazon: a tumor of the spinal cord that progressed slowly and irreversibly into quadriplegia. In this gripping account, Murphy explores society's fears, myths, and misunderstandings about disability, and the damage they inflict. He reports how paralysis--like all disabilities--assaults people's identity, social standing, and ties with others, while at the same time making the love of life burn even more fiercely.

Author: Robert F. Murphy
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/17/2001
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.58w x 0.68d
ISBN13: 9780393320428
ISBN10: 0393320421
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Social Scientists & Psychologists
- Social Science | People with Disabilities