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"Pathologies of Modern Space traces the rise of agoraphobia and ties its astonishing growth to the emergence of urban modernity. In contrast to traditional medical conceptions of the disorder, Kathryn Milun shows that this anxiety is closely related to the emergence of ""empty urban space"": homogenous space, such as malls and parking lots, stripped of memory and tactile features. Pathologies of Modern Space is a compelling cultural analysis of the history of medical treatments for agoraphobia and what they can tell us about the normative expectations for the public self in the modern city."

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Author:   Kathryn Milun
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780415952743

ISBN 10:   0415952743
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   13 December 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Amor et Horror Vacui 1. The Psychiatric Description of Agoraphobia Then and Now: Dr. Westphal (1872) and Dr. Boyd (1991) 2. 19th Century Urban Commons as A Spatial Puzzle 3. Treatments for the 19th Century Urban Commons as a Gendered Puzzle 4. Treatments for the 20th Century Urban Commons: The Urban Freeway 5. Treatments for the 20th Century Urban Commons: The Shopping Center-Laboratory of Behaviorism 6. 20th Century Urban Commons: NeoLiberal Universes of Nonrecognition Conclusion: Horror Vacui, Solvitur Ambulando

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Kathryn Milun holds a joint appointment as Assistant Professor in the School of Justice & Social Inquiry and Director of Comparative Literature / Culture Studies at Arizona State University.

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