Mesmerized. Powers of the Mind in Victorian Britain.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 464pp. White cloth spine over white papered boards, gilt lettering to spine. Notes, bibliography and index. From the publisher: "Across Victorian Britain, apparently reasonable people twisted into bizarre postures, called out in unknown languages, and placidly bore assaults that should have caused unbearable pain all while they were mesmerized. Alison Winter's fascinating cultural history traces the history of mesmerism in Victorian society. Mesmerized is both a social history of the age and a lively exploration of the contested territory between science and pseudo-science. " The slightest bruising to spine ends, otherwise a tight, clean near Fine copy in VG+ dust jacket. (Dust jacket lightly rubbed at edges, not clipped). Item #60915
ISBN: 0226902196
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