Outlines the origins of the concept of trauma across psychiatric, legal and cultural-political sources from the 1860s to the coining of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in 1980. This book covers a diverse range of cultural works, including writers such as Toni Morrison, Stephen King and W G Sebald.

Outlines the origins of the concept of trauma across psychiatric, legal and cultural-political sources from the 1860s to the coining of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in 1980. This book covers a diverse range of cultural works, including writers such as Toni Morrison, Stephen King and W G Sebald.