Cultures of Neurasthenia From Beard to the First World War |
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Volume Editor:
| Gijswijt-Hofstra, Marijke Porter, Roy |
Series title: | Clio Medica S. /Wellcome Institute Series in the History of Medicine Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-90-420-0931-8 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
Publisher: | Rodopi B.V. Editions
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $165.95 |
Book Description:
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Neurasthenia, meaning nerve weakness, was 'invented' in the United States as a disorder of modernity, caused by the fast pace of urban life. Soon after, from the early 1880s onwards, this modern disease crossed the Atlantic. Neurasthenia became much less 'popular' in Britain or the Netherlands than in Germany. This book explores neurasthenia's many-sided history from a comparative perspective.
Neurasthenia, meaning nerve weakness, was 'invented' in the United States as a disorder of modernity, caused by the fast pace of urban life. Soon after, from the early 1880s onwards, this modern disease crossed the Atlantic. Neurasthenia became much less 'popular' in Britain or the Netherlands than in Germany. This book explores neurasthenia's many-sided history from a comparative perspective.