‘A brilliant cultural history … Scull’s book fills a gap in the literature and deserves to be widely read … outstanding’ The Times
Originally published in 1989, this book represents a provocative and exciting exploration of social response to madness in England and the United States from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries.
In this compelling read Andrew Scull – one of the leading names in the field – presents a selection of his most important published papers on the history of psychiatry, critically examining figures such as Michel Foucault, Roy Porter, and Edward Shorter.