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(0)Nina S. Studer
Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Essays in Memory of Jan-Georg DeutschThe volume observes some of the principles that drove Prof. Jan-Georg Deutsch's research: highlighting present-day politics for the way they shape historical remembrance, learning from people on the ground through fieldwork and oral history, and bringing various parts of the African continent into discussion with one another. From Cape Town to Charlottesville, many societies are grappling with historical consciousness...
2) Alcohol, psychiatry and society: Comparative and transnational perspectives, ‹i›c.‹/i› 1700-1990s
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
The medicalisation of alcohol use has become a prominent discourse that guides policy makers and impacts public perceptions of alcohol and drinking. This book maps the historical and cultural dimensions of the phenomenon. Emphasising medical attitudes and theories regarding alcohol and the changing perception of alcohol consumption in psychiatry and mental health, it explores the shift from the use of alcohol in clinical treatment and as part of dietary...