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The Great Nation in Decline: Sex, Modernity and Health Crises in Revolutionary France c.1750–1850 - The History of Medicine in Context Sean M. Quinlan New edition
The Great Nation in Decline: Sex, Modernity and Health Crises in Revolutionary France c.1750–1850 - The History of Medicine in Context
Sean M. Quinlan
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.
282 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 28, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780754660989 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 270 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 18 mm · 544 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Cunningham, Dr. Andrew |
| Series Editor | Grell, Professor Ole Peter |