Madness in civilization a cultural history of insanity from the bible to Freud, from the madhouse to modern medicine

"The loss of reason, a sense of alienation from the commonsense world we all like to imagine we inhabit, the shattering emotional turmoil that seizes hold and won't let go--these are some of the traits we associate with madness. Today, mental disturbance is most commonly viewed through a m...

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Autor Principal: Scull, Andrew (Author)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:English
Publicado: London Thames and Hudson [2016].
Edición:First paperback edition 2016.
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