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Matters of the Heart : History, Medicine, and Emotion.

The heart is the most symbolic organ of the human body. Across cultures it is seen as the site of emotions, as well as the origin of life. We feel emotions in the heart, from the heart-stopping sensation of romantic love to the crushing sensation of despair. And yet since the nineteenth century the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alberti, Fay Bound, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Introduction: The Heart of the Matter; 1. Humours to Hormones: Emotion and the Heart in History; 2. Hunter's Heart: Pathological Anatomy and the Science of Disease; 3. Knowing the Heart: From Morbid Anatomy to New Technologies; 4. Angina Pectoris and the Arnold Family; 5. 'Heart Latham' and Nineteenth-Century Medical Practice; 6. The Heart of Harriet Martineau; 7. Emotions and the Brain: Rethinking the Mind-Body Relationship; Conclusion: The Matter of the Heart; Notes; Indicative Bibliography; Index.