Madmen: A Social History of Madhouses, Mad-Doctors & Lunatics

by Roy Porter

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What was it like to be insane in the Georgian England of Mary Wollstonecraft and Coleridge? Indeed, how was the most famous mad person of the century--Shelley's "old, mad, blind, despised king" George III--treated before his final descent into insanity in 1808? The best-selling popular historian, Roy Porter, looks at the bizarre and savage practices used by doctors for treating those afflicted by manias, ranging from huge doses of opium, blood-letting,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0752419722

ISBN13:9780752419725

Release Date:January 2004

Publisher:Tempus

Length:319 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"

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England Europe Great Britain Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Historical Study & Educational Resources History Mental Health Mental Illness Pathologies Politics & Government Psychology Psychology & Counseling Public Affairs & Policy Social History Social Services & Welfare

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