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Limits to Medicine: Medical Nemesis – The Expropriation of Health
Author(s): Ivan Illich (Author)
- Publisher: Marion Boyars
- Publication Date: 1 Jan. 1976
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 0714529931
- ISBN-13: 9780714529936
Book Description
A reasoned attack upon the mythic prestige of contemporary medicines, examining the customs and rituals conducted by the medical profession. Illich proves the impotence of medical services to change life expectancy, and examines the clinical and social reality of personal health, and argues for individuals to regain the integrity of their bodies and lives.
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