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Utterly enthralling... Scull plots the formless character of hysteria as it evolved and shifted to fit cultural expectations across time. --British Medical Journal, October 31, 2009
Mesmerising, horrifying, and ultimately humbling... this salutary story tells us as much about attitudes towards illness today as ever.
--British Medical Journal, October 31, 2009
Mesmerising, horrifying, and ultimately humbling... this salutary story tells us as much about attitudes towards illness today as ever.
--British Medical Journal, October 31, 2009
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The stories they tell are often fascinating and alarming - pitched somewhere between farce, genius, horror and a lab report. (The Scotsman )
These four 'biographies' of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith. (The Scotsman )
The notion of an ailment having a birth, a lifespan, and - ideally - a demise...is an illuminating and useful concept. (Wendy Moore, British Medical Journal )
Andrew Scull's exploration...provides an utterly enthralling study of medical ideology and sociology. (Wendy Moore, British Medical Journal )
Should be required reading for all students of medicine. (Wendy Moore, British Medical Journal )
These four 'biographies' of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith. (The Scotsman )
The notion of an ailment having a birth, a lifespan, and - ideally - a demise...is an illuminating and useful concept. (Wendy Moore, British Medical Journal )
Andrew Scull's exploration...provides an utterly enthralling study of medical ideology and sociology. (Wendy Moore, British Medical Journal )
Should be required reading for all students of medicine. (Wendy Moore, British Medical Journal )
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