This Way Madness Lies by Mike Jay

This Way Madness Lies

Mike Jay

256 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology science challenging informative slow-paced

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This Way Madness Lies is a thought-provoking exploration of the history of madness and its treatment as seen through the lens of its proverbial home: Bethlem Royal Hospital, London, popularly known as Bedlam. The book charts the evolution of the a...

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