Madness : a brief history /
This story of madness reveals the radically different perceptions of madness and approaches to its treatment, from antiquity to the beginning of the 21st century. Roy Porter explores what we really mean by "madness", covering an enormous range of topics from witches to creative geniuses, e...
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Main Author: | Porter, Roy, 1946-2002 |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
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