Hysteria Hysteria

Hysteria

The disturbing history

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Publisher Description

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.

GENRE
Professional & Technical
RELEASED
2009
7 October
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
240
Pages
PUBLISHER
OUP Oxford
PROVIDER INFO
The Chancellor, Masters and Scholar s of the University of Oxford tradi ng as Oxford University Press
SIZE
7.5
MB
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