Hysteria: The Disturbing History
Author(s): Andrew Scull
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.
General Information
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- : Oxford University Press
- : Oxford University Press
- : 0.258
- : 01 October 2011
- : 195mm X 142mm X 19mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 January 2012
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Andrew Scull
- : 240
- : 18 black and white halftones