Sick and Tired: An Intimate History of Fatigue

by Emily K. Abel

Book Overview

Medicine finally has discovered fatigue. Recent articles about various diseases conclude that fatigue has been underrecognized, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Scholars in the social sciences and humanities have also ignored the phenomenon. As a result, we know little about what it means to live with this condition, especially given its diverse symptoms and causes. Emily K. Abel offers the first history of fatigue, one that is scrupulously researched...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469663341
• ISBN13: 9781469663340
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"