Feeling the Strain - A Cultural History of Stress in Twentieth-Century Britain (Paperback)

Examining the popular discourse of nerves and stress, this book provides a historical account of how ordinary Britons understood, explained and coped with the pressures and strains of daily life during the twentieth century. It traces the popular, vernacular discourse of stress, illuminating not just how stress was known, but the ways in which that knowledge was produced. Taking a cultural approach, the book focuses on contemporary popular understandings, revealing continuity of ideas about work, mental health, status, gender and individual weakness, as well as the changing socio-economic contexts that enabled stress to become a ubiquitous condition of everyday life by the end of the century. With accounts from sufferers, families and colleagues it also offers insight into self-help literature, the meanings of work and changing dynamics of domestic life, delivering a complementary perspective to medical histories of stress. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Social Histories of Medicine
Release date:	June 2021
First published:	2019
Authors:	Jill Kirby
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-5609-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-5261-5609-1
Barcode:	9781526156099

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