Item #401135 The invention of hysteria : Charcot and the photographic iconography of the Salpêtrière. Georges Didi-Huberman.

The invention of hysteria : Charcot and the photographic iconography of the Salpêtrière

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2003. 1st edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dulled and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Provenance: Bookplate of J. F. Ashby. Item #401135
ISBN: 0262042150

Physical description: xii, 373 p. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Translated from the French. Subjects: Charcot, J. M. (Jean Martin) 1825-1893; Salpêtrière (Hospital); Hysteria History; Mental illness, Pictorial works; Facial expression History; Hysteria Case studies; Mental illness in art; Photography of women; Photography 19th century.

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