The Language of the Heart : A Cultural History of the Recovery Movement from Alcoholics Anonymous to Oprah Winfrey

Travis explores the rich cultural history of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and its offshoots and the larger "recovery movement" that has grown out of them. She chronicles the development of recovery and examines its relationship to the broad American tradition of self-help, highlighting the ro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Travis, Trysh
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Alcoholics Anonymous.
Alcoholics Anonymous > History.
Recovery movement.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SELF-HELP > Substance Abuse & Addictions > Alcoholism.
Recovery Movement > Histoire.
Recovery movement > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Travis explores the rich cultural history of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and its offshoots and the larger "recovery movement" that has grown out of them. She chronicles the development of recovery and examines its relationship to the broad American tradition of self-help, highlighting the roles that gender, mysticism, and print culture have played in that development
Descripción Física:1 online resource (376 pages).
ISBN:9781469604503

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