Hystories

Hystories
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0231104596
ISBN-13 : 9780231104593
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Hystories by : Elaine Showalter

Download or read book Hystories written by Elaine Showalter and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with fascinating new perspectives on a culture saturated with syndromes of every sort, "Hystories" skillfully surveys the condition of hysteria--its causes, cures, famous patients, and doctors--in the 20th century to show that hysterias are always with us, a kind of collective coping mechanism for changing times.


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