Hysteria: The Biography

Scull

Oxford University Press, 2011

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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.

ISBN-13
9780199692989
ISBN-10
019969298X
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2011
Publication date
2011-10-13
Pages
232
Dimensions
129x196x14
Weight
246