{"product_id":"the-eye-of-the-beholder-deformity-and-disability-in-the-graeco-roman-world-9781853997372","title":"The Eye of the Beholder: Deformity and Disability in the Graeco-Roman World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis engrossing book was the first ever investigation into the plight of the disabled and deformed in Graeco-Roman society, drawing on a wealth of material, including literary texts, medical tracts, vase paintings, sculpture, mythology and ethnography. It is now issued in paperback for the first time with a new preface and updated bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'... should be read by everyone with a concern for where we come from morally, intellectually, politically and culturally' - Paul Cartledge, Times Higher Educational Supplement.  'Garland's enthusiasm and erudition have produced one of the most readable and informative books of recent years in the field of ancient social history ... an excellent introduction to the subject' - Tim Parkin, Classical Review.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Second Edition  Supplementary Bibliography  Preface to the First Edition  Abbreviations Introduction 1. Survival of the Weakest  2. Half-Lives  3. The Roman Emperor in his Monstrous World  4. The Deformed and the Divine  5. Deriding the Disabled  6. The Physiognomic Consciousness  7. Images of the Deformed  8. Medical Diagnosis and Treatment  9. Towards a Teratology  10. Racial Deformity  Conclusions  Glossary  Notes  Bibliography  Index Locorum  General Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771658502487,"sku":"9781853997372","price":30.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781853997372.jpg?v=1758728676","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-eye-of-the-beholder-deformity-and-disability-in-the-graeco-roman-world-9781853997372","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}