Description: Georges Vigarello is Director of Studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris. His many books include The History of Rape: Sexual Violence in France from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century and The Metamorphoses of Fat: A History of Obesity. Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Medieval World and the Challenge of Landmarks Chapter 1: A Clear Picture with Cloudy Landmarks Chapter 2: The Renowned Fatigue of the Warrior Chapter 3: The 'Necessary' Suffering of the Traveler Chapter 4: 'Redemptive' Fatigue Chapter 5: Ordinary Work and Everyday Workers, a relative "silence"? Chapter 6: Between Occult Power and the Healing Virtues of Refreshments Part II: The Modern World and the Challenge of Categories Chapter 7: The Invention of Degrees Chapter 8: Inventing Categories Chapter 9: The Advent of Numbers Chapter 10: Diversifying Influences Chapter 11: The Diversification of Remedies Chapter 12: Poverty and "Exhaustion" Part III: The Enlightenment and the Challenge of the Perceptible Chapter 13: Feelings at Stake Chapter 14: Nerves: From a Stimulus to a Whirlwind Chapter 15: Speaking of Strength Chapter 16: Suffering from Fatigue, the Beginning of Compassion Chapter 17: Fatigue is in Demand; The Challenge Begins Chapter 18: The Beginning of Training and the Review of Time Part IV: The Nineteenth Century and the Challenge of Numbers Chapter 19: The Steadfast Citizen Chapter 20: A World of Numbers: From Mechanics to Energy Chapter 21: A Universe Under Threat: The Poverty of the Workers Chapter 22: The World of Output Chapter 23: The World of "Mental Fatigue" Chapter 24: Resistance and Growth Part V: The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries and the Challenge of Psychology Chapter 25: Revealing the Psyche Chapter 26 From Hormones to Stress Chapter 27 From the "New Man" to Tragedy Chapter 28: The Promise of Well-Being? Chapter 29: From Burnout to Identity Afterword Chapter 30: Surprises and "Viral" Dangers Notes Index
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EAN: 9781509549252
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Format: Hardback, 424 pages
Author: Georges Vigarello
Book Title: A History of Fatigue - From the Middle Ages to the
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Item Length: 21.8 cm
Item Weight: 0.8 kg
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Language: Eng
Publisher: Polity Press
