Neurosis and Modernity - The Age of Nervousness in Sweden

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.

Product details

• Authors: Petteri Pietikainen
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.07.2007
• EAN: 9789004160750
• ISBN: 978-90-04-16075-0
• No. of pages: 392
• Weight: 883 g
• Series: History of Science and Medicin
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General