Robert E. Bartholomew, Bob Rickard

Mass Hysteria in Schools

A Worldwide History Since 1566

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book comprehensively surveys the colorful history of mass hysteria and kindred phenomena in schools, documenting outbreaks of demonic possession during witchcraft scares, to modern incidents of collapsing bands, itching frenzies, ghost panics and mystery illnesses.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9780786478880
• ISBN-10: 0786478888
• Artikelnr.: 39122781

Autorenporträt

Robert E. Bartholomew has taught sociology in Australia at The Flinders University of South Australia and James Cook University in Queensland. A former radio journalist and contributor to the Associated Press and United Press International, he teaches at Botany College in Auckland, New Zealand. Bob Rickard founded Fortean Times, a monthly periodical for balanced reporting and discussion of anomalies in most fields, including those studying behavior, experience and belief, in late November 1973 and edited it for the next 28 years. He continues to contribute research, articles and reports on unusual topics in his semi-retirement. He lives in London, England.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Foreword by Glenn Dawes Introduction 1.
Witch Hunts and Schoolchildren 2.
Twitching Epidemics and Pregnancy Panics: Historic Tales from Europe and America 3.
Fear 101-Fates Worse Than Homework: Modern Tales from East and West 4.
The Demon-Haunted Classroom: Tales from Asia 5.
The Students Who Laughed for a Week: Accounts from Africa 6.
The Meowing Schoolgirls of Fiji: Accounts from the Islands 7.
Strange Tales from Latin America 8.
Strange Schoolyards and Unusual Field Trips: Cases from Beyond the Classroom 9.
Global Lessons Chapter Notes Bibliography Index