Madness Is Civilization - When the Diagnosis Was Social, 1948-1980

Zusammenfassung In the 1960s and '70s, the popular diagnosis for America's problems was that society was becoming a madhouse. This title examines a time when many believed insanity was a sane reaction to absurd social conditions.

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• Authors: Michael E. Staub, STAUB MICHAEL E, Staub Michael E.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2011
• EAN: 9780226771472
• ISBN: 978-0-226-77147-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, MEDICAL / Mental Health, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Mental health services, Care of the mentally ill, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1950 to c 1959, History of the Americas, Care of people with mental health issues, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1970 to c 1980, C 1945 To C 1960