| Author/Contributor(s): | Showalter, Elaine |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Date: | 03/02/1998 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Showalter takes on the history of mass cultural hysteria, from witch hunts to mesmerism, and discusses today's versions--ranging from chronic fatigue or Gulf War Syndrome to recovered memories--and the attendant publicity.