Psyche On The Skin: A History Of Self-Harm Sarah Chaney Reaktion Books Αγγλικά Βιβλία Science Medicine

Self-Harm Is Thought By Many To Be A Modern Epidemic: Phenomenon Of The Late Twentieth Century Symptom Extreme Emotional Turmoil In Young People Particularly Women Yet It Was 150 Years Ago Within Early Asylum Psychiatry That Self-Mutilation First Codified As Category Behaviour And Explanations For Variety Self-Injurious Acts Were Conceived Very Differently Psyche On Skin Charts Secret History Book Describes Its Forms From Sexual Hysterical Malingering Victorian Period Self-Castrating Religious Sects Self-Destruction Art Music Popular Culture Sarah Chaney’s Refreshing Historical Approach Refutes Notion Has Any Universal Meaning – Necessarily Says Something Specific About An Individual Or Group Can Ever Understood Outside Cultural Context Particular Era Drawing Her Personal Experiences Written Engaging Style Containing Powerful Images Challenges Misconceptions Controversies Surrounding Crucial Reading Professionals Field Well All Those Affected This Act Σελίδες: 320 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm