Martin Halliwell Livres

"Despite enormous advances in medical science and public health education over the last century, access to health care remains a dominant issue in American life. U.S. health care is often hailed as the best in the world, yet the public health emergencies of today very often echo the public health emergencies of yesterday: the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 and COVID-19; the displacement of the Dust Bowl and the havoc of Hurricane Maria; the Reagan administration's antipathy toward the AIDS epidemic and the lack of accountability during the water crisis in Flint, Michigan"-- Provided by publisher

Exploring the duality of Reinhold Niebuhr's thought, the book delves into his role as both a radical social critic and a proponent of neo-orthodox Christianity. Martin Halliwell situates Niebuhr within key debates alongside notable intellectuals, highlighting his influence on political, religious, ethical, and cultural discussions. This examination reassesses Niebuhr's significant contributions to 20th-century American culture, revealing the complexities of his philosophy and its relevance in contemporary discourse.

The book explores the evolution of mental health awareness and advocacy in the United States since the 1970s, highlighting the intersection of political activism, changing medical diagnostics, and the representation of mental health in various forms of media. It delves into the voices of patients and advocates, emphasizing their impact on societal perceptions and policies regarding mental health, while also examining the role of narrative in shaping understanding and empathy around these issues.

A survey of progressive rock, from its roots through to more contemporary artists who share similar traits including Sonic Youth and Radiohead. It assesses the roots of progressive rock, arguing that a fusion of styles, approaches and genres defined the 1970s period, and develops tools to assess other, later progressive musics.

Focusing on five pivotal thinkers, this volume explores their contributions to transatlantic intellectual history in the twentieth century. It delves into their ideas, influences, and the broader cultural context of their work, providing insights into how these figures shaped contemporary thought across the Atlantic. The book offers a nuanced examination of their legacies and the interplay of their ideas in a transformative era.

Focusing on the interplay between American medicine, psychiatry, and culture from World War II to the early 1970s, this intellectual history explores how national politics, public discourse, and healthcare debates influenced societal views on health and illness. Martin Halliwell delves into the impact of film, literature, and mass media as cultural forces that shaped and contested prevailing attitudes, offering a comprehensive examination of therapeutic revolutions during this transformative period.

When Neil Young left Canada in 1966 to move to California, it was the beginning of an extraordinary musical journal that would leave song after song resonating across the landscapes of North America. From “Ohio” to “Albuquerque,” Young’s fascination with America’s many places profoundly influenced his eclectic style and helped shape the restless sensibility of his generation. In this book, Martin Halliwell shows how place has loomed large in Young’s prodigious catalog of songs, which are themselves a testament to his storied career as a musician playing with bands such as Buffalo Springfield, Crazy Horse, and, of course, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Moving from the Canadian prairies to Young’s adopted Pacific home, Halliwell explores how place and travel spurred one of the most prolific creative outputs in music history. Placing Young in the shifting musical milieus of the past decades—comprised of artists such as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, the Grateful Dead, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Devo, and Pearl Jam—he traces the ways Young’s personal journeys have intertwined with that of American music and how both capture the power of America’s great landscapes. Spanning Young’s career as a singer-songwriter—from his many bands to his work on films—Neil Young will appeal not just to his many fans worldwide but to anyone interested in the extraordinary ways American music has engaged the places from which it comes.

First published in 1999, this engaging interdisciplinary study of romantic science focuses on the work of five influential figures in twentieth-century transatlantic intellectual history. In this book, Martin Halliwell constructs an innovative tradition of romantic science by indicating points of theoretical and historical intersection in the thought of William James (American philosopher); Otto Rank (Austrian psychoanalyst); Ludwig Binswanger (Swiss psychiatrist); Erik Erikson (Danish/German psychologist); and Oliver Sacks (British neurologist). Beginning with the ferment of intellectual activity in late eighteenth-century German Romanticism, Halliwell argues that only with William James' theory of pragmatism early in the twentieth century did romantic science become a viable counter-tradition to strictly empirical science. Stimulated by debates over rival models of consciousness and renewed interest in theories of the self, Halliwell reveals that in their challenge to Freud's adoption of ideas from nineteenth-century natural science, these thinkers have enlarged the possibilities of romantic science for bridging the perceived gulf between the arts and sciences.