Pain: A Political History

by Keith Wailoo

Book Overview

Pain touches sensitive nerves in American liberalism, conservatism, and political life.

People in chronic pain have always sought relief--and have always been judged--but who decides whether someone is truly in pain? In this history of American political culture, Keith Wailoo examines how pain and compassionate relief define a line between society's liberal trends and conservative tendencies. Tracing the development of pain theories...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421413655
• ISBN13: 9781421413655
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher