Hysteria: the biography
Auteur :
Scull
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199692989
Date de publication :
13 oct. 2011
Dimensions :
19,5 x 14,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
258 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The story of hysteria is a curious one, for it persists as an illness for centuries before disappearing. Andrew Scull gives a fascinating account of this socially constructed disease that came to be strongly associated with women, showing the shifts in social, cultural, and medical perceptions through history.