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The Great Nation in Decline

- Sex, Modernity and Health Crises in Revolutionary France c.1750-1850

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Studies how doctors responded to deep-seated fears about nervous degeneracy and population decline in France between 1750 and 1850. This book uncovers a medical debate in which four generations of hygiene activists used biomedical science to transform the self, sexuality and community in order to regenerate a sick and decaying nation.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780754660989
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 270
  • Udgivet:
  • 28. november 2007
  • Størrelse:
  • 156x234x18 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 544 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 11. december 2024
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Studies how doctors responded to deep-seated fears about nervous degeneracy and population decline in France between 1750 and 1850. This book uncovers a medical debate in which four generations of hygiene activists used biomedical science to transform the self, sexuality and community in order to regenerate a sick and decaying nation.

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