Out of His Mind. Masculinity and Mental Illness in Victorian Britain, Hardback - Amy Milne-Smith

In a society that defined manhood as a mastery of self-control, the madman stood as a horrifying example of what could go wrong. Out of His Mind is...

Publisher: Elsevier AustraliaAuthor(s): David (Director, Left Turn Solutions; Adjunct Lecturer, Paramedic Unit, College of Medicine and Public Heal...

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From the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries, Saint Elizabeths Hospital was one of the United States' most important institutions for th...

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Articulating Bodies shows how Victorian fiction's narrative form as well as narrative theme to negotiate how to categorize bodies, both constructin...

Based on a purpose-built 45-million-word corpus, this book offers timely and original linguistic insights into how the UK press report on mental he...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Sathyaraj VenkatesanIllustration(s): 15 Halftones, black and white; 15 Illustrations, black and whiteNumb...

Life in Victorian Britain describes and vividly illustrates the Victorians at work, at home, at school and at leisure against a background of aston...

This book focuses on the centrality of illness-particularly psychosomatic illness-as an imaginative construct in Victorian culture. It shows how il...

DAD is a deeply moving and inspiring collection of stories that represent the diversity of modern fatherhood and seeks to start a conversation that...

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This book examines how Chinese-language newspapers across greater China report on severe mental illness, and why they do so in the ways they do, iv...

Schizophrenia is widely considered the most severe and disabling of the mental illnesses. This title demonstrates the importance of listening to wh...

The remarkable, intertwined histories of neurology, psychiatry, neurosyphilis and hysteria, by the authors of the Sunday Times top ten bestseller R...

Reducere. The 2014 Christianity Today Book Award Winner (Her.meneutics) Winner of a 2013 Leadership Journal Book Award ("Our Very Short List" in "The Leader'...

In this book, Gregory Salter traces how artists represented home and masculinities in the period of social and personal reconstruction after the Se...

Connecting the emergence and development of certain dog breeds to both scientific understandings of race and blood as well as Britain's posture in ...

Reducere. Psychiatry remains an emerging discipline. Many people suffer from ailments that have no apparent cause, no obvious cure. Quite by accident, while ...

Reducere. Is the defendant fit for trial? This question is answered in many courtrooms by mental health professionals, prosecuting attorneys and judges who b...

Sylhet, the area of Bangladesh most closely associated with overseas migration, has seen an increase in remittances sent home from abroad, introduc...

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Take an in-depth look in stunning detail at one of the most exciting periods in British history in this handy pocket-sized book bursting with giant...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Andrew ScullNumber of pages: 512Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 240 x 41Cover type: HardbackRedescop...

Publisher: Girl Friday ProductionsAuthor(s): Karena DawnNumber of pages: 360Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 235 x 164 x 27Cover type: HardbackRed...

DescriptionMental illness among teens has risen to epidemic levels. When mental health issues come to the library, what is the librarian's role? Th...

DescriptionFor centuries, different types of dogs were bred around the world for work, sport, or companionship. But it was not until Victorian time...

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University PressAuthor(s): Rachel A. PruchnoNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 238 x 29Cover type...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Amy EdwardsIllustration(s): 18 b-w figures, 1 mapNumber of pages: 384Collection: Berkeley Serie...

Description"Before we begin there are a few things you should know. This story is not going to be an altogether happy one. It is the story of how m...

A compassionate and hopeful guide to achieving emotional wellbeing.Publisher: The School of Life PressAuthor(s): The School of LifeNumber of pages:...

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A vivid and beautifully illustrated mythology of the British Isles - reframing ancient stories that deal with human themes of extinction, connectio...

Reducere. DescriptionGet the straight facts about mental illness from two Harvard trained psychiatrists. More than 40 million people in the US suffer from me...

This is a book, both theoretical and practical, that will improve our relationship between our physical and mental selves and allow us a route to a...