Madness: A Brief History (Porter Roy)(Paperback)

Madness: A Brief History (Porter Roy)(Paperback)

Looking back on his confinement to Bethlem, Restoration playwright Nathaniel Lee declared: 'They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me.' As Roy Porter shows in Madness: A Brief History, thinking about who qualifies as insane, what causes mental illness, and how such

London - A Social History (Porter Roy)(Paperback / softback)

Looking at urban history, this work balances statistics with the words of historians, diarists and novelists, poets and churchmen such as: Pepys, Boswell, Fielding, Walpole, Blake, Mayhew, Wells, Woolf, and Spark. It is a celebration of the city and also an elegy for its decline, with statistics

The Cambridge History of Medicine (Porter Roy)(Paperback)

The Cambridge History of Medicine, first published in 2006, surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this volume traces the chronology of key developments and events, while at the same time engaging

Madness: A History (Pietikinen Petteri)(Paperback)

' Madness: A History' is a thorough and accessible account of madness from antiquity to modern times, offering a large-scale yet nuanced picture of mental illness and its varieties in western civilization. The book opens by considering perceptions and experiences of madness starting in Biblical

Blood and Guts - A Short History of Medicine (Porter Roy)(Paperback / softback)

Discusses about millennia of human ingenuity in the quest to cheat death. This book features various chapters that sum up one of these battlefields such as surgery, doctors, disease, hospitals, laboratories and the human body. It is suitable for those who are keenly aware of their own mortality and

Dějiny medicíny - Roy Porter

Dějiny medicíny Roye Portera jsou mimořádným dílem, jež shrnuje a hodnotí celý dosavadní vývoj praktické medicíny i lékařské vědy. Autor se snaží zachytit stále rychlejší a dynamičtější pokrok medicíny, uvědomuje si však i její současné limity a nově vznikající

The Routledge History of Madness and Mental Health (Eghigian Greg)(Paperback)

The Routledge History of Madness and Mental Health explores the history and historiography of madness from the ancient and medieval worlds to the present day. Global in scope, it includes case studies from Africa, Asia, and South America as well as Europe and North America, drawing together the

Brief History of Tea - Addiction, Exploitation, and Empire (Moxham Roy)(Paperback / softback)

From tea's first discovery in China to the present day, the story of a great world

Florence Nightingale: A Very Brief History (McDonald Lynn)(Paperback)

Part One: The History (What do we know?)This brief historical introduction to Florence Nightingale explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context of her life and writings, and considers how those factors affected the way she was initially received. What was

Brief History of Analytic Phil (Schwartz Stephen P.)(Paperback)

A Brief History of Analytic Philosophy: From Russell to Rawls presents a comprehensive overview of the historical development of all major aspects of analytic philosophy, the dominant Anglo-American philosophical tradition in the twentieth century. Features coverage of all the major subject areas

A Brief History of the Spanish Language (Pharies David a.)(Paperback)

Since its publication in 2007, A Brief History of the Spanish Language has become the leading introduction to the history of one of the world's most widely spoken languages. Moving from the language's Latin roots to its present-day forms, this concise book offers readers insights into the origin

Twentieth-Century Europe: A Brief History, 1900 to the Present (Richards Michael D.)(Paperback)

Twentieth-Century Europe: A Brief History presents readers with a concise and accessible survey of the most significant themes and political events that shaped European history in the 20th and 21st centuries. Features updates that include a new chapter that reviews major political and economic

Talking to My Daughter - A Brief History of Capitalism (Varoufakis Yanis)(Paperback / softback)

European Romanticism - A Brief History with Documents (Breckman Warren)(Paperback / softback)

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (MacKay Charles)(Paperback)

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a history of popular folly by Charles Mackay. The book chronicles its targets in three parts: 'National Delusions,' 'Peculiar Follies,' and 'Philosophical Delusions.' Learn why intelligent people do amazingly stupid things when caught up

A Brief History of the House of Windsor (Paterson Michael)(Paperback)

This Brief History tells the story of The House of Windsor. Starting with George V and going through Charles, Prince of Wales, all the way to Queen Elizabeth II. Plus it will touch on the next generations of the monarchy, with Prince William, Duchess Kate, and their son. The book will shed light on

This Way Madness Lies (Jay Mike)(Pevná vazba)

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 asylum through four incarnations: the

Interpretations of the Two Germanies, 1945-1990 (Porter Roy)(Paperback)

The two Germanies, arising from the unpromising ashes of defeated Nazi Germany, came to represent opposing models of state and society. The Federal Republic established itself as a remarkably stable democracy and successful social market economy: the German Democratic Republic developed an

English Society in the 18th Century: Second Edition (Porter Roy)(Paperback)

A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered include - diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and

Hospitality Management: A Brief Introduction (Wood Roy C.)(Paperback)

An innovative and cross-cutting approach to Hospitality that examines the fundamentals of the subject in a concise and commendable way. Roy Wood's academic and practitioner expertise is brought to bear on this succinct synthesis of the subject that will quickly become a must read for all students

Brief History of Time

Brief History of Ancient Greece - Politics, Society, and Culture (Pomeroy Sarah B.)(Paperback / softback)

Brief Illustrated History of Exploration (Hibbert Clare)(Pevná vazba)

A Brief Illustrated History of Exploration charts the history of exploration all the way from the first explorers, through to contact with the East, to the African coast, to the Northwest Passage and through to the discovery of North

Brief History of the Vikings (Clements Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The last pagans or the first modern Europeans? A consice history of the