Download or read book Body Silent written by Robert F Murphy and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001-06-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Murphy was a professor of anthropology at Columbia before he developed a spinal tumour that progressed into quadriplegia. Here, he explores society's fears, myths and misunderstanding about disability, and the effect they have on the disabled person's identity and social standing.