Hystories: Hysterical Epidemics and Modern Culture
Publication details: United Kingdom; Pan Macmillan; 2013.Description: 256 Pages; PaperbackISBN:- 9781447261452
- 616.85
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 | Karachi Psychology | 616.85 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | PKLC013804 | |||
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 | Lahore Society and Politics | 616.85 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Withdrawn | For Sale | PKLC013885 |
Showalter explores the integral components of hysteria and identifies the disorder as being more universal than it is stereotypically known. Instead of the assumption that hysteria largely roots from the Victorian sexual repression and is commonly a female disorder, Showalter recognises parallels with other contemporary forms of illness, demonstrating its universality. 'This is a brave book, not only because it dares to question feminist orthodoxies, but also because it reminds us that feminism's purpose is the investigation of truth, not the perpetuation of blame' Erica Jong, author of Fear of Flying.
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