Body in Parts nonsegregated Weight: 517

Weight: 517

the Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought is a unique work of reference combining the expertise of many of the world's leading political scientists

from the moment European expansion commenced through to the twentieth century

their work offers us a new picture of secularization

Against a background of competing nationalisms

Body in Parts nonsegregated Weight: 517An examination of how the body its organs, limbs, and viscera were represented in the literature and culture of early modern Europe. This provocative volume demonstrates, the symbolism of body parts challenge our assumptions about "the body" as a fundamental Renaissance image of self, society, and nation.