Undertaker of the mind : John Monro and mad-doctoring in eighteenth century England / Jonathan Andrews and Andrew Scull.
Pubblicazione:
Berkeley : University of California press, 2001.
Descrizione fisica:
XXII, 364 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Medicine and society ; 11
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. John Monro: the making of a mad-doctor 2. The real use of discussing madness: the great lunacy debate 3. Madness in their methodism: religious enthusiasm, the mad-doctors and the case of Alexander Cruden 4. Mad as a lord: Monro and the case of the earl of Oxford 5. Mansions of misery: mad-doctors and the mad-trade 6. Murder most foul, madness most high: the courtroom, the stateroom and the misty summits of the mad-doctor's expertise. Notes. Select bibliography. Index
