Description
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.
Reviews
The Manufacture of Madness . . . is strictly an 8-to-1 jolt, a blockbuster. This is Szasz at his best: driving relentlessly; writing with consummate artistry and a dazzling, indeed overwhelming, scholarship. . . . It is the most important of Szasz' work to date, and it is a definitive statement, a classic of its kind, both as the underground history of psychiatry and, no doubt, as prophecy. Quite possibly [Dr. Szasz] has done more than any other man to alert the American public to the potential of an excessively psychiatrized society.
Book Information
ISBN 9780815604617
Author Thomas Szasz
Format Paperback
Page Count 406
Imprint Syracuse University Press
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 133mm * 23mm
Reviews
The Manufacture of Madness . . . is strictly an 8-to-1 jolt, a blockbuster. This is Szasz at his best: driving relentlessly; writing with consummate artistry and a dazzling, indeed overwhelming, scholarship. . . . It is the most important of Szasz' work to date, and it is a definitive statement, a classic of its kind, both as the underground history of psychiatry and, no doubt, as prophecy. Quite possibly [Dr. Szasz] has done more than any other man to alert the American public to the potential of an excessively psychiatrized society.
Book Information
ISBN 9780815604617
Author Thomas Szasz
Format Paperback
Page Count 406
Imprint Syracuse University Press
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 133mm * 23mm
