Madness in Civilization A Cultural History of Insanity from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine
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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.'Perhaps the most comprehensive account of the history of psychiatry that has yet appeared in a single volume' - The Times Literary Supplement
'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
'Powerful and disturbing … a panoramic survey' - The Sunday Times
'Learned, liberally humanitarian and wryly witty' - The Spectator