144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
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Hysteria was a frequently diagnosed illness in the West through the nineteenth and much of the twentieth century. Today the medical profession has virtually abandoned the diagnosis altogether. However, this does not mean that hysteria has ceased to exist. In The Nature of Hysteria , Niel Micklem argues that the disease has merely shifted into other personal and collective forms. He traces the... Read more
1 INTRODUCTION 2 CHANGING CULTURE 3 THE MYTH OF HYSTERIA 4 COLD COMFORT 5 SUFFOCATING RELATIONS 6 A BURNING QUESTION 7 RESPECTABLE SORCERY 78 A HOLE IN ONE 9 THE BUSINESS OF A NOBODY 10 HELP AT ALL COSTS
Biography
Niel Micklem
