Undertaker of the Mind
John Monro and Mad-Doctoring in Eighteenth-Century England
Undertaker of the Mind is the most splendid piece of original research for many a year on the early history of British psychiatry. Brilliantly exploiting hitherto unused documentation, Andrews and Scull bring the once murky world of the eighteenth- century mad-doctor to life, and dispel many deeply embedded myths in the process. Absolutely essential reading!-Roy Porter, author of The Creation of the Modern WorldThis is a wonderfully well-written work... The authors reconstruct, in rich and convincing detail, the dilemmas faced by Monro, his patients, their families, and the broader culture when confronted with psychological distress.-Joel Br…
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Weitere Autoren: Scull, Andrew
- ISBN: 978-0-520-23151-1
- EAN: 9780520231511
- Produktnummer: 1386325
- Verlag: University Presses
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 386 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm 771 g
- Abbildungen: Cloth Over Boards; 50 b-w photographs
- Reihenbandnummer: 11
- Gewicht: 771
Über den Autor
Jonathan Andrews is Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Oxford Brookes University. His publications include The History of Bethlem (1997) and They're in the Trade of Lunacy (1998). Andrew Scull, author of Social Order/Mental Disorder (California, 1989; 1992) and The Most Solitary of Afflictions (1993), among other books, is Professor of Sociology and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego.
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