Modernity in the flesh : medicine, law, and society in turn-of-the-century Argentina / Kristin Ruggiero.

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2004.

x, 244 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Liberalism and the ego -- Social responsibility and free will -- Social poisons and contagion -- Modern diseases in the national identity -- Eliminating threats to the state -- Passion in a state of reason -- Conclusion.