Greg Eghigian, Gail Hornstein

Broschiertes Buch

From Madness to Mental Health

Psychiatric Disorder and Its Treatment in Western Civilization

Herausgeber: Eghigian, Greg

Beschreibung

In From Madness to Mental Health, Eghigian has compiled a unique anthology of readings, from ancient times to the present, which also includes an updated bibliography of first-person narratives on mental illness compiled by Gail A. Hornstein. This work considers how mental disorders have historically challenged the ways in which human beings have understood and valued their bodies, minds, and souls.

Autor

Greg Eghigian is the director of the science, technology, and society program and associate professor of modern history at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The Self as Project: Politics and Human Sciences in the Twentieth Century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• None edition
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 159mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 666g
• ISBN-13: 9780813546667
• ISBN-10: 0813546664
• Artikelnr.: 26526172