num_pages: 448
description: Scull (sociology and science studies, U. of California, San Diego) here presents a thorough reworking and enlargement of his text Museums of Madness (Allen Lane, 1979). He limns the evolution of the treatment of lunacy, emphasizing the emergence of the asylum, with its often conflicting utopian aims and bitter reality. Graced by 20-some engravings, drawings and floor plans. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Most Solitary of Afflictions: Madness and Society in Britain, 1700-1900
titlecomplete: Most Solitary of Afflictions: Madness and Society in Britain, 1700-1900
genres: Mental Illness, History, Psychiatry, Psychology
ratings_count: 17
publisher: Yale University Press