Crazy like us : the globalization of the American psyche / Ethan Watters.
Crazy like us : the globalization of the American psyche / Ethan Watters.
Crazy like us : the globalization of the American psyche / Ethan Watters.
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Publisher
New York : Free Press, 2010.
Date
2010.
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N616.89/204
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 306 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The rise of anorexia in Hong Kong -- The wave that brought PTSD to Sri Lanka -- The shifting mask of schizophrenia in Zanzibar -- The mega-marketing of depression in Japan -- Conclusion : the global economic crisis and the future of mental illness.
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Publisher
New York : Free Press, 2010.
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
Journalist Watters explores the American exportation of how the world goes mad, arguing that as we introduce Americanized ways of treating mental illnesses, we are in fact spreading the diseases.
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Crazy like us : the globalization of the American psyche / Ethan Watters.
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N616.89/204
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74VvjK3MvBdl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvjK3MvBdl
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ISBN
1416587195 (ebk.)
9781416587088
141658708X
9781416587194 (ebk.)
DDC
616.89
MMS ID
991015103999702626
