Language of the Heart : a Cultural History of the Recovery Movement from Alcoholics Anonymous to Oprah Winfrey.
Travis explores the rich cultural history of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and its offshoots and the larger "recovery movement" that has grown out of them. She chronicles the development of recovery and examines its relationship to the broad American tradition of self-help, highlighting the ro...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2010.
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| Summary: | Travis explores the rich cultural history of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and its offshoots and the larger "recovery movement" that has grown out of them. She chronicles the development of recovery and examines its relationship to the broad American tradition of self-help, highlighting the roles that gender, mysticism, and print culture have played in that development |
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| Item Description: | Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (376 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807898703 0807898708 9781469604503 1469604507 |
