ABSTRACT
This book looks at the physical and metaphorical attributes of the human body as a site of contention, politics, and cultural protest. It discusses a range of issues, from torture and moral panics to the "AIDS plague" and the homosocial subtexts of George Bush's political speeches.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|93 pages
Disease, War, & The Family
part Two|42 pages
Drugs Hysteria Pain
part Three|35 pages
Political Bodies
part Four|49 pages
Torture, Knowledge, & The State
part Five|55 pages
Alternities