{"product_id":"cultures-of-neurasthenia-from-beard-to-the-first-world-war-9789042009219","title":"Cultures of Neurasthenia: From Beard to the First World War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeurasthenia, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The volume is an important addition to the historical literature on neurasthenia and should be welcomed as a significant contribution to scholarship.\" - in: Journal of the History of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 42, No. 1 (2006)  \"Cultures of Neurasthenia is a welcome contribution, not only to history of medicine but also to broader social and cultural history general. …This collection is an inspiring invitation to medical and social historians to join forces and embark on more comparative work.\" - in: Wellcome History, Vol. 22 (2003)  \"…a fascinating and colourful book … and a valuable contribution to the history of psychiatry and psychiatric treatment.\" - in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2002)  \"Wer sich also über die Neurasthenie informieren will, greift mit Gewinn zu diesem Sammelband.\" - in: Gesnerus, Swiss Journal of the History of Medicine and Sciences, Vol. 59 (2002)  \"…varied and thought-provoking… […] This is […] a timely and welcome volume.\" - in: Social History of Medicine, Vol. 15, No. 3 (2002)  \"…worthwhile…\" – Mark Welch, in: Metapsychology Online Book Reviews (2002)  \"…a great collection that deserves a wide readership…\" - in: Medical History, 47(2) (April 2003)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarijke GIJSWIJT-HOFSTRA: Introduction: Cultures of Neurasthenia from Beard to the First World War  Roy PORTER: Nervousness, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Style: From Luxury to Labour  Tom LUTZ: Varieties of Medical Experience: Doctors and Patients, Psyche and Soma in America  Mathew THOMSON: Neurasthenia in Britain: An Overview  Chandak SENGOOPTA: ‘A Mob of Incoherent Symptoms’ ? Neurasthenia in British Medical Discourse, 1860-1920  Hilary MARLAND: ‘Uterine Mischief’: W.S. Playfair and his Neurasthenic Patients  Michael NEVE :Public Views of Neurasthenia: Britain, 1880-1930  Doris KAUFMANN: Neurasthenia in Wilhelmine Germany: Culture, Sexuality, and the Demands of Nature  Volker ROELCKE: Electrified Nerves, Degenerated Bodies: Medical Discourses on Neurasthenia in Germany, circa 1880-1914  Joachim RADKAU: The Neurasthenic Experience in Imperial Germany: Expeditions into Patient Records and Side-looks upon General History  Heinz-Peter SCHMIEDEBACH: The Public's View of Neurasthenia in Germany: Looking for a New Rhythm of Life  Joost VIJSELAAR: Neurasthenia in the Netherlands  Jessica SLIJKHUIS: Neurasthenia as Pandora's Box? 'Zenuwachtigheid' and Dutch Psychiatry around 1900  Marijke GIJSWIJT-HOFSTRA: In Search of Dutch Neurasthenics from the 1880s to the early-1920s  Nelleke BAKKER: A Harmless Disease: Children and Neurasthenia in the Netherlands  Christopher E. FORTH: Neurasthenia and Manhood in fin-de-siecle France  Sonu SHAMDASANI: Claire, Lise, Jean, Nadia, and Gisele: Preliminary Notes towards a Characterisation of Pierre Janet's Psychasthenia  List of Illustrations","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210890076503,"sku":"9789042009219","price":54.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cultures-of-neurasthenia-from-beard-to-the-first-world-war-9789042009219","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}