An edition of The slumbering masses
(2012)
The slumbering masses
sleep, medicine, and modern American life
by Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer
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Slumbering Masses: Sleep, Medicine, and Modern American Life
2012, University of Minnesota Press
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Slumbering Masses: Sleep, Medicine, and Modern American Life
2012, University of Minnesota Press
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Slumbering Masses: Sleep, Medicine, and Modern American Life
2012, University of Minnesota Press
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The slumbering masses: sleep, medicine, and modern American life
2012, University of Minnesota Press
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Table of Contents
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Preface: sleep at the turn of the twenty-first century
Introduction: from the lone sleeper to the slumbering masses
Sleeping, past, and present
The rise of american sleep medicine : diagnosing and misdiagnosing sleep
The protestant origins of American sleep
Sleeping and not sleeping in the clinic : how medicine is remaking biology and society
Cultures of sleep
Desiring a good night's sleep : order and disorder in everyday life
Now I lay me down to sleep : children's sleep and the rise of the solitary sleeper
Pharmaceuticals and the making of modern bodies and rhythms
Early to rise : creating well-rested American workers
Chemical consciousness
Sleeping on the job : from siestas to workplace naps
Take back your time : activism and overworked Americans
The limits of sleep
Unconscious criminality : sleepwalking murders, drowsy driving and the vigilance of the law
The extremes of sleep : war, sports, and science
Conclusion: the futures of sleep
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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