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More copies of this ISBN:The Manufacture of Madness: A Comparative Study of the Inquisition and the Mental Health Movementby Thomas Stephen Szasz
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In this seminal work, Dr. Szasz examines the similarities between the Inquisition and institutional psychiatry. His purpose is to show 'that the belief in mental illness and the social actions to which it leads have the same moral implications and political consequences as had the belief in witchcraft and the social actions to which it led.' Book News Annotation:Reprint of Szasz's seminal work (originally published by Harper & Row
in 1970) in which the eminent psychiatrist draws parallels between
systematic persecution of the heretic as defined by those in power,
and the practice of psychiatry.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Every age, Thomas Szasz maintains, has its methods of labeling others to assign them a particular fate; the witch and the heretic were consigned to fire, for example. In the twentieth century, however, the priest has been replaced by the psychiatrist, the infidel by the patient; only the way in which the victims differ from society at large with its ensuing punishment (all for the good of society, then, as now) is different. Indeed, Szasz makes it clear that medicine is if anything a more insidious tyrant than religion because it purports to be beneficial to the patient as well as the commonwealth. "Of the thousands of books published each year in the United States, only a small proportion represents a significant contribution to the advancement of man's understanding of man. In my opinion, The Method of Madness is one of those rare books". — American Sociological Review Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-370) and index. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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