Neurosis and Modernity: The Age of Nervousness in Sweden (History of Science and Medicine Library) by Pietikainen
English | July 30, 2007 | ISBN: 9004160752 | 406 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | July 30, 2007 | ISBN: 9004160752 | 406 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
In western countries, paths to modernity created socio-cultural conditions conducive to the dissemination of the language of nerves. This book examines historically the ways in which neurosis became a contagious diagnosis in Sweden, attaining the status of a national malady.