Undertaker of the Mind John Monro and Mad-Doctoring in Eighteenth-Century England

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Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jonathan Andrews is Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Oxford Brookes University. His publications include The History of Bethlem (1997) and "They're in the Trade of Lunacy" (1998). Andrew Scull, author of Social Order/Mental Disorder (California, 1989; 1992) and The Most Solitary of Afflictions (1993), among other books, is Professor of Sociology and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego.

Zusammenfassung

As visiting physician to Bethlem Hospital, the archetypal 'Bedlam' and Britain's first and (for hundreds of years) only public institution for the insane, Dr John Monro (1715-1791) was a celebrity in his own day. This study explores Monro's colorful and contentious milieu.

Zusatztext

"Messrs. Andrews and Scull report this fascinating story with a vivid feeling for the period's social history, art and literature."

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Andrew Scull, Jonathan Andrews, Scull Andrew, Andrews/Scull, Andrews Jonathan, Jonathan Scull Andrews
• Mitarbeit: Andrew Scull (Herausgeber), Jonathan Andrews (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: University Of California Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.11.2001
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Biographien, Autobiographien
• EAN: 9780520231511
• ISBN: 978-0-520-23151-1
• Anzahl Seiten: 386
• Serie: Medicine and Society S.; Medicine and Society > 11; Medicine and Society
• Themen: England, History: specific events & topics, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, MEDICAL / Mental Health, HISTORY / General, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Mental health services, History: specific events and topics, Biography: historical, political and military, C 1700 To C 1800