Insomnia: A Cultural History

by Eluned Summers-Bremner

Book Overview

In today's media-saturated and hyperconnected society, increasing numbers of people are finding it hard to switch off their overstimulated brains and escape the demands of daily life. We are becoming, it seems, a world of insomniacs. But this condition of perpetual unrest has plagued people for centuries. The roots and effects of insomnia are complex, Eluned Summers-Bremner reveals in this fascinating study, and humans have employed everything...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861896549
• ISBN13: 9781861896544
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.4"