Pain: A Political History

by Keith Wailoo

Book Overview

Pain touches sensitive nerves in American liberalism, conservatism, and political life.

In this history of American political culture, Keith Wailoo examines how pain has defined the line between liberals and conservatives from just after World War II to the present. From disabling pain to end-of-life pain to fetal pain, the battle over whose pain is real and who deserves relief has created stark ideological divisions at the bedside,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421413655
• ISBN13: 9781421413655
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"