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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew ScullPublisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9780500295632ISBN 10: 0500295638 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 30 January 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsEndorsements * 1. Confronting Madness * 2. Madness in the Ancient World * 3. The Darkness and the Dawn * 4. Melancholie and Madnesse * 5. Madhouses and MadDoctors * 6. Nerves and Nervousness * 7. The Great Confinement * 8. Degeneration and Despair * 9. The Demi-Fous * 10. Desperate Remedies * 11. A Meaningful Interlude * 12. A Psychiatric Revolution?Reviews'Learned, liberally humanitarian and wryly witty' - The Spectator 'Powerful and disturbing ... a panoramic survey' - The Sunday Times 'A milestone text ... No other monograph has accomplished such scope, perception and balance in covering madness's haunting, shifting presence in civilization's psyche ' - BBC History Magazine 'Perhaps the most comprehensive account of the history of psychiatry that has yet appeared in a single volume' - The Times Literary Supplement ''Learned, liberally humanitarian and wryly witty'' - The Spectator ''Powerful and disturbing ... a panoramic survey'' - The Sunday Times ''A milestone text ... No other monograph has accomplished such scope, perception and balance in covering madness's haunting, shifting presence in civilization's psyche' ' - BBC History Magazine ''Perhaps the most comprehensive account of the history of psychiatry that has yet appeared in a single volume' ' - The Times Literary Supplement 'Perhaps the most comprehensive account of the history of psychiatry that has yet appeared in a single volume' - The Times Literary Supplement 'A milestone text ... No other monograph has accomplished such scope, perception and balance in covering madness's haunting, shifting presence in civilization's psyche ' - BBC History Magazine 'Powerful and disturbing ... a panoramic survey' - The Sunday Times 'Learned, liberally humanitarian and wryly witty' - The Spectator Author InformationAndrew 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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