Madness: A Very Short Introduction
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780191620614 (0191620610)
Publish date: August 25th 2011
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Edition language: English
Series: Very Short Introductions
This should perhaps be titled “The History of Madness – A very Short Introduction” as Andrew Scull concentrates on the treatment of the mad throughout history rather than discussing in any depth what madness is. As a History it is very informative, from an excess of black bile, to asylums, psychoana...