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Madness in Civilization
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Endorsements • 1. Confronting Madness • 2. Madness in the Ancient World • 3. The Darkness and the Dawn • 4. Melancholie and Madnesse • 5. Madhouses and Mad- Doctors • 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?

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‘A brilliant cultural history ... Scull’s book fills a gap in the literature and deserves to be widely read ... outstanding’ The Times

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.

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'Perhaps the most comprehensive account of the history of psychiatry that has yet appeared in a single volume' - Times Literary Supplement

'Powerful and disturbing ... a panoramic survey' - 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

'Learned, liberally humanitarian and wryly witty' - The Spectator

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