The Age of Madness : The History of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization Presented in Selected Texts
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Routledge Revivals
ISBN-10
1041268629
ISBN-13
9781041268628
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 2026
Print length
398 Pages
Weight
900 grams
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Originally published in 1973 this book, written by one of the twentieth century’s most respected yet controversial psychiatrists, presents a clear picture of the origin and development of modern attitudes toward involuntary psychiatric interventions.
For centuries forced confinement, cruel ‘cures’, political repression and ritualized personal degradation have all been rationalized and justified by appeals to the dogmas of psychiatry. Originally published in 1973 this book, written by one of the twentieth century’s most respected yet controversial psychiatrists, presents a clear picture of the origin and development of modern attitudes toward involuntary psychiatric interventions. The materials Thomas S. Szasz has collected span three centuries and several continents and include works which had never before been translated into English. The result is a thought-provoking mixture of psychiatric history, medical politics, literature and social science. Among the views represented are those of Daniel Defoe, Anton Chekhov, Jack London, James Thurber, Sylvia Plath and Erving Goffman.
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