The Ivory Leg in the Ebony Cabinet: Madness, Race, and Gender in Victorian America by Thomas Cooley

The Ivory Leg in the Ebony Cabinet: Madness, Race, and Gender in Victorian America

Thomas Cooley

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nonfiction history psychology challenging reflective medium-paced
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From Samuel Morton's collection of Native American skulls to William James's writings on the consciousness of lost limbs, this book examines a startling array of artifacts that reflect nineteenth-century thinking about madness, race, and gender. A...

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