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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Amelia Bonea , Melissa Dickson , Sally Shuttleworth , Jennifer WallisPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press ISBN: 9780822945512ISBN 10: 0822945517 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 28 May 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAnxious Timesdemonstrates that doctors and ordinary citizens were just as concerned about the effects of modern technology in the nineteenth century as people are today, and these earlier fears can be revealing. The authors take an original approach to the relationship between technological growth and public and medical perceptions of nervousness, physical debilitation, and mental illness by examining hidden, unexpected responses to overstimulation and bringing valuable new evidence to light. --Laura Otis, Emory University Anxious Timesdemonstrates that doctors and ordinary citizens were just as concerned about the effects of modern technology in the nineteenth century as people are today, and these earlier fears can be revealing. The authors take an original approach to the relationship between technological growth and public and medical perceptions of nervousness, physical debilitation, and mental illness by examining hidden, unexpected responses to overstimulation and bringing valuable new evidence to light. --Laura Otis, Emory University Anxious Timesdemonstrates that doctors and ordinary citizens were just as concerned about the effects of modern technology in the nineteenth century as people are today, and these earlier fears can be revealing. The authors take an original approach to the relationship between technological growth and public and medical perceptions of nervousness, physical debilitation, and mental illness by examining hidden, unexpected responses to overstimulation and bringing valuable new evidence to light. --Laura Otis, Emory University Author InformationAmelia Bonea is a research fellow at the Centre for Transcultural Studies, University of Heidelberg. Melissa Dickson is a lecturer in Victorian literature at the University of Birmingham. Sally Shuttleworth is professor of English literature at the University of Oxford. Jennifer Wallis is a teaching fellow in medical humanities at Imperial College London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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