Louise Foxcroft

The Making of Addiction

The 'Use and Abuse' of Opium in Nineteenth-Century Britain

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Produktbeschreibung

This book uncovers the original influences that shaped the creation and the various interpretations of addiction as a disease, and of addiction to opiates in particular. It delves into the treatments, regimes, and prejudices that surrounded the condition, a newly emerging pathological entity and a form of 'moral insanity' during the nineteenth century. Letters, diaries and newspapers are drawn upon to detail personal struggles with addiction and the trials of those who cared and despaired.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9781138275362
• ISBN-10: 1138275360
• Artikelnr.: 57056577

Autorenporträt

Louise Foxcroft is an Independent Scholar based in Cambridge.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction. Part 1 The Cultural History of Addiction in 19th-century Britain: The experience of addiction in the early-19th century
Interpretations of 19th-century addiction: fact and fiction
The Chinese influence. Part 2 The Medical History of Addiction in 19th-century Britain: Poisonous drugs and the medical profession in the 19th century
Observation and experience: the enquiries of medicine into addiction
Late-19th-century theories of addiction: the pathologist, the physician and the philosopher. Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.