Sleep and Its Meanings by Diletta De Cristofaro (Paperback Book)

Name: Sleep and Its Meanings by Diletta De Cristofaro (Paperback Book)
Brand: MIT Press Ltd

MIT Press Ltd

A wide-ranging collection exploring the many meanings of sleep, within the context of the humanities and social sciences.\nSleep has been an object of specialized medical research for more than a century now, yet it is only in the twenty-first century that sleep has become a significant focus across the humanities and social sciences, a growing interest that has been termed critical sleep studies. Featuring essays by leading international scholars, Sleep and Its Meanings is the first collection devoted to this multidisciplinary field. These essays probe the social, cultural, political, historical, philosophical, and aesthetic meanings of sleep. For it is only by considering these meanings that we can begin to understand sleep not just as a biological fact of life but as profoundly\n\nSleep and Its Meanings\nSocio-Cultural Investigations from Critical Sleep Studies\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked servic;