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A History of Self-Harm in Britain

A Genealogy of Cutting and Overdosing

by Chris Millard
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This book is open access under a CC BY license and charts the rise and fall of various self-harming behaviours in twentieth-century Britain. It puts self-cutting and overdosing into historical perspective, linking them to the huge changes that occur in mental and physical healthcare, social work and wider politics.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Mental Health in Historical Perspective

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 31, 2015

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9781137529626

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781137529626
      • File size: 344 KB

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      • ISBN: 9781137529626
      • File size: 347 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 12, 2011
      Minerva von Vyle is a rich, neglected brat who terrorizes the housekeeping staff and runs through 52 nannies. But Number 53 has Minerva’s number. Crowning Minerva the Unruly Queen, the nanny spins a story of the girl going to rule at remote, forbidding Petulant Peak, where Minerva can be her “true self,” surrounded by creatures that look like they’ve walked off the set of Beetlejuice. “You can smash things to bits! Throw your food on the floor!” extols the nanny. “Nobody’s going to care anymore!” Minerva, however, gradually realizes that trading her current cushy situation for a far more primitive life—however unpoliced—isn’t such a great deal and becomes a model citizen. Redmond’s (Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo) spidery ink lines, meticulous texturing, and high camp style are ghoulish fun. But as comic macabre, this effort doesn’t quite hit the mark—Redmond can’t seem to decide whether Minerva is just a misunderstood Bossypants or a true Bad Seed. Still, this study in reverse psychology should keep gothically inclined children occupied until the next Tim Burton movie comes out. Ages 3–up.

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