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Robert Murphy was a professor of anthropology at Columbia before he developed a spinal tumour that progressed into quadriplegia. Here, he explores society's fears, myths and misunderstanding about disability, and the effect they have on the disabled person's identity and social standing.

The Body Silent

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    Publisher: WW Norton & Co
    Publication Date: 03/05/2001
    ISBN13: 9780393320428, 978-0393320428
    ISBN10: 0393320421
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    Family and health Disability: social aspects

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    Book Synopsis
    Robert Murphy was a professor of anthropology at Columbia before he developed a spinal tumour that progressed into quadriplegia. Here, he explores society's fears, myths and misunderstanding about disability, and the effect they have on the disabled person's identity and social standing.

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