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Madness in civilization
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- Book Synopsis
- This ambitious volume, worldwide in scope and ranging from antiquity to the present, examines the human encounter with Unreason in all its manifestations, the challenges it poses to society and our responses to it. In twelve chapters organized chronologically from the Bible to Freud, from exorcism to mesmerism, from Bedlam to Victorian asylums, from the theory of humours to modern pharmacology, Andrew Scull writes compellingly about madness, its meanings, its consequences and our attempts to understand and treat it.
- About The Author
- Andrew Scull is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Science Studies, University of California, San Diego. He is the author of many books, including Masters of Bedlam; Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine; and Madness: A Very Short Introduction.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780500295632
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson, (30 January 2020)
- Number of Pages
- 448
- Weight
- 418 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 420 x 34 mm
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