Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine - Andrew Scull - Books - Thames & Hudson Ltd - 9780500252123 - March 23, 2015
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Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine

Andrew Scull

Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine

From exorcism to mesmerism, from bedlam to victorian asylums, from the theory of humours to modern pharmacology, this book tells about madness, its meanings, its consequences and our various attempts to understand and treat it.


448 pages, 128 illustrations, 44 in colour

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released March 23, 2015
ISBN13 9780500252123
Publishers Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pages 448
Dimensions 167 × 240 × 48 mm   ·   1.04 kg
Language English  

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