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American Lobotomy

- A Rhetorical History

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In 1935, lobotomy was heralded as a "miracle cure" by newspapers and magazines. Only twenty years after the first operation, lobotomists once praised for "therapeutic courage" were condemned for their barbarity. American Lobotomy studies representations of lobotomy in a ariety of cultural texts to offer a rhetorical and cultural history of the infamous procedure.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780472119448
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 240
  • Utgitt:
  • 30. oktober 2014
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 152x229x23 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 540 g.
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Forventet levering: 15. november 2024

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In 1935, lobotomy was heralded as a "miracle cure" by newspapers and magazines. Only twenty years after the first operation, lobotomists once praised for "therapeutic courage" were condemned for their barbarity. American Lobotomy studies representations of lobotomy in a ariety of cultural texts to offer a rhetorical and cultural history of the infamous procedure.

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