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1. 

   Wear and Tear

   or Hints for the Overworked

   Av Weir S. Mitchell

   Häftad, 2004

   376 kr

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   S. Weir Mitchell's work on the etiology and treatment of neurasthenia, commonly called "brain drain," provided the intersection of medical diagnoses of a serious ailment with cultural critiques of modernity and the vigorous reassertion of traditional gender ideologies. It was for neurasthenia that …

2. 

   Fat and Blood

   and How to Make Them

   Av Weir S. Mitchell

   Häftad, 2004

   376 kr

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   This volume presents one of Mitchell's touchstone texts of neurasthenia—cultural critique as medical diagnosis. Fat and Blood was a best seller in its time and went through multiple printings and numerous editions. It fused the cultural critique of modern society and the inversion of gender roles …