Madness

Modernism and the Machinery of Madness presents the collapse of categorical distinctions between human and machine in modern fiction and memoirs of...

DescriptionThis book examines the powerful influence of civil law on understandings and responses to madness in England and in New Jersey. The infl...

Madness in Crowds is an overflowing art book monograph collecting the charming, virtuosic and staggeringly detailed work of the cartoonist and grap...

Theri Alyce Pickens examines the speculative and science fiction of Octavia Butler, Nalo Hopkinson, and Tananarive Due to rethink the relationship ...

Reducere. An undercover teen agent discovers the ups and downs of espionage in the first six books of the CHERUB series, which Rick Riordan says has "plenty ...

A study of the internal tensions of British imperial rule told through murder and insanity trialsPublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Catheri...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 1 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black and whiteN...

The author occupies a unique position in psychoanalysis today, and his work represents a synthesis of the traditions of Lacan, Winnicott and Bion. ...

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Reducere. From Madness to Mental Health neither glorifies nor denigrates the contributions of psychiatry, clinical psychology, and psychotherapy, but rather ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 7 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Tables, black and whiteNumber of pages: 448Collection: The Int...

This crucial new work draws on empirical findings from rural North India in relation to madness and subjectivity, revealing the different structure...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Hannah Lyn VenableIllustration(s): 4 Halftones, black and white; 6 Tables, black and white; 4 Illustratio...

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In Colonizing Madness Jacqueline Leckie tells a forgotten story of silence, suffering, and transgressions in the colonial Pacific. It offers new in...

From the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries, Saint Elizabeths Hospital was one of the United States' most important institutions for th...

Reducere. Literatures of Madness: Disability Studies and Mental Health brings together scholars working in disability studies, mad studies, feminist theory, ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John R. Haule'Divine Madness: Archetypes of Romantic Love' examines the transforming experience of romantic love in literat...

Reducere. True and complete Story of Charles Dederich and his founding of first ever peer drub rehab--Synanon-- and turning it into a violent and terrorist c...

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Reducere. John Isaac Jones's new biographical novel on Edgar Allan Poe brings the turbulent life of America's most famous poet to life in vivid, captivating ...

Publisher: PS PublishingPublication date: 2019Dimensions: 158 x 219 x 30Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): SchweitzerRedescopera farmecul lecturii si a...

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Reducere. Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a history of popular folly by Charles Mackay. The book chronicles its targets in three...

Reducere. For a half-century, The Paris Review has published writing and interviews from the world's most brilliant authors. To commemorate the anniversary, ...

Reducere. Monsters are not always the villains.Abducted by an ancient creature of darkness and thrust into an inhuman court obsessed with perfection, Sage mu...

Reducere. A taut, powerful memoir of madness, Angelhead documents the violent, drug-addled descent of the author's brother, Michael, into schizophrenia. Begi...

Reducere. Charles MacKay's groundbreaking examination of a staggering variety of popular delusions, crazes and mass follies is presented here in full with no...

This exciting new book explores the history of major mental disorders by looking at a wide range of historical and contemporary figures that have e...

Reducere. "We find those whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously ...

Reducere. Heavy Tales is the detailed, never before told story as lived by Jonny Zazula of how he founded Megaforce Records out of a flea market in New Jerse...

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University PressAuthor(s): Rachel A. PruchnoNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 238 x 29Cover type...

Reducere. The true story unfolds a gripping tale of one of western Canada's greatest wilderness manhunts. The book is based on the incredible diaries of the ...

Today the use of photography (and its extension, video) in psychiatry is a common practice. But in the 1850s, when pioneering medical photographer ...

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This book examines the role of civil law in determining mental capacity over a five hundred year period in England and in New Jersey. -- .Publisher...

Reducere. Through much of history our relationship with the earth has been plagued by ambivalence--we not only enjoy and appreciate the forces and manifestat...

It is the winter of 1945, seven months after the Nazi defeat, and Munich is in ruins. Mason Collins-former Chicago police detective, U.S. soldier, ...

Reducere. DescriptionAmerican based Foreign correspondent Ivor Davis, delivers a gripping, "I was there" eye witness, inside story about the most notorious m...

Reducere. DescriptionIn Black Madness: : Mad Blackness Ther Alyce Pickens rethinks the relationship between Blackness and disability, unsettling the common t...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Leah McSweeneyNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 149 x 217 x 25Cover type: HardbackRedescoper...

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is the original guide to behavioural psychology - and how manias, follies and superstitio...

DescriptionHalf a century ago Adorno and Horkheimer argued, with great prescience, that our increasingly rationalized world was witnessing the emer...

Awakened from an induced year-long slumber, the Nameless Dwarf is tortured with memories of slaughter and must come to terms with who he has become...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, an...

Publisher: SkiraIllustration(s): 150 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 174 x 246 x 28Cover type: Hard...

Reducere. L.A. Times Book PrizeOn the eve of the centennial of the Wright brothers' historic flights at Kitty Hawk, a new generation will learn about the oth...

Inferno is the riveting memoir of a young mother who is separated from her newborn son and husband when she's involuntarily committed to a psychiat...

La Marr Jurelle Bruce ponders the presence of "madness" in black literature, music, and performance since the early twentieth century, showing how ...

Reducere. Arkham, 1933. Professor Dyer, a prominent geologist, learns that a scientific expedition will soon leave for Antarctica following in the footsteps ...

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Reducere. Elyn Saks is a success by any measure: she's an endowed professor at the prestigious University of Southern California Gould School of Law. She has...

Reducere. "...a cleansing narrative that should inspire mothers--and other caregivers--to rise up, unite, and breathe hot new life into the drooping cause of...

Reducere. "What was the likelihood my adopted daughter would havemy father's hazel eyes and my mother's mental illness?"In this fiercely candid memoir, Dr. P...

Reducere. A revealing and fresh take on the extraordinary story of Captain Vancouver, one of history's greatest explorers. From 1791 to 1795, George Vancouve...

Reducere. DescriptionThe great acts--from Hendrix to Joplin and from Kiss to Korn--played to the Orange County crowd at such classic venues as Huntington Bea...

Reducere. John Isaac Jones's new biographical novel on Edgar Allan Poe brings the turbulent life of America's most famous poet to life in vivid, captivating ...

Reducere. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's latest spellbinding novel You're a coward. Tim...

BRAIN ON FIRE meets HIGH ACHIEVER in this visceral, propulsive memoir detailing Melissa Bond's accidental descent into prescription benzodiazepine ...

This Way Madness Lies is a thought-provoking exploration of the history of madness and its treatment as seen through the lens of its proverbial hom...

DescriptionMany human beings have considered the powers and the limits of human knowledge, but few have wondered about the power that the idea of k...

This short book argues for the relevance of historical perspectives on mental health, exploring how these histories can and should inform debates a...

Reducere. A Little Hatred is the 1st book in The Age of Madness Series. The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities....

Reducere. A saga of survival, technological innovation, and breathtaking human physical achievement -- all set against the backdrop of a world headed toward ...

Fanaticus: Mischief and Madness in the Modern Sports Fan explores the roots of extreme fanaticism, from organized thuggery to digital hate speech. ...

Reducere. DescriptionFirst published in 1841, this history chronicles the popular delusions throughout world history. It is divided into three broad categori...

Publisher: MX PublishingAuthor(s): Kim KriscoNumber of pages: 290Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 148 x 224 x 28Cover type: HardbackRedescopera fa...

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