Hysteria

Hysteria
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9780199692989
ISBN-13 : 019969298X
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Book Synopsis Hysteria by : Andrew Scull

Download or read book Hysteria written by Andrew Scull and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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