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In the Kingdom of the Sick

by Laurie Edwards

2013 243 pages eng

Health & Fitness History
HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General Patient Advocacy History, 21st Century Chronically ill Chronic diseases Chronic Disease History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Social change Social aspects History

Thirty years ago, Susan Sontag wrote, "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sick ... Sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place." Now more than 133 million Americans live …

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