Medical muses : hysteria in nineteenth-century Paris / Asti Hustvedt.

Author/creator Hustvedt, Asti
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2011.
Descriptionx, 372 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Abstract Depicts the lives of three French women who became unwitting celebrities after being committed to the hysteria ward of Salpetrière Hospital in 1870s Paris and delves into the treatment they received from noted French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011000697
ISBN0393025608 (hardcover)
ISBN9780393025606 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks RC339.52.C453 H87 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold