Happy Pills in America: From Miltown to Prozac
Author:   David Herzberg (University at Buffalo)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9780801898143


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   26 November 2010
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Herzberg (University at Buffalo)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780801898143


ISBN 10:   0801898145
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   26 November 2010
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Acknowledgments Introduction: Medicine, Commerce, and Culture 1. Blockbuster Drugs in the Age of Anxiety 2. Listening to Miltown 3. Wonder Drugs and Drug Wars 4. The Valium Panic 5. Prozac and the Incorporation of the Brain Conclusion: Better Living through Chemistry? Appendix A: Medications Mentioned Appendix B: Prescriptions for Psychiatric Drugs, 1955–2005 Notes Index

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Excellent... stresses the dynamics of sex roles and social class that underlie the culture of psychotropic drug use. - New England Journal of Medicine By placing human action at the heart of this culturally rich history, Herzberg has written a masterful account of the travels of 'happy pills' from Madison Avenue to your medicine cabinet. - Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences A brilliant book, rich and mind-bending... Unlike most others on the subject, Happy Pills seeks not to condemn or celebrate but to understand. - Business History Review Herzberg eloquently guides us through the world of happy pills in post - World War II America... Engaging, insightful, and well researched. - Journal of American History


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David Herzberg is an assistant professor of history at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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