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512 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780674265103
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Belknap Press
Publication date: 17 May 2022
Description
Andrew Scull begins with the birth of the asylum in the reformist zeal of the 1830s and carries us through to the latest drug trials and genetic studies. He carefully reconstructs the rise and fall of state-run mental hospitals to explain why so m...
Community Reviews Summary of 38 reviews
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challenging 57%
reflective 57%
dark 42%
emotional 21%
sad 21%
inspiring 7%
tense 7%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 7%
Average rating
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Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Ableism
512 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780674265103
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Belknap Press
Publication date: 17 May 2022
Description
Andrew Scull begins with the birth of the asylum in the reformist zeal of the 1830s and carries us through to the latest drug trials and genetic studies. He carefully reconstructs the rise and fall of state-run mental hospitals to explain why so m...
Community Reviews Summary of 38 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
reflective 57%
dark 42%
emotional 21%
sad 21%
inspiring 7%
tense 7%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 7%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Ableism