Author: Michael Ramscar
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1399060317
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
In the late eighteenth century mental illness was treated with brutal and inhumane methods by ‘mad-doctors’, and the treatment of George III was no exception. George III’s Illnesses and His Doctors provides an insightful, forensic and sympathetic picture of how and why members of the royal family turned in desperation to an unqualified quack practitioner, James Lucett, in the hope of finding a cure for the king’s ‘insanity’. Much has been written in the past about ‘Mad King George’. This book brings fresh evidence and new understanding to the case of the ‘mad’ king. Lucett’s claims were tested in psychiatry’s first ‘therapeutic trial’ and science was invoked in an attempt to improve understanding of the roots of insanity. The results were mixed but nevertheless George III’s case and the subsequent career of the deeply flawed Lucett were important elements in the revolutionary change in attitudes to the treatment of the insane which came about as the nineteenth century progressed. Based closely on primary source material, George III’s Illnesses and His Doctors is a moving story of human suffering but also of efforts to challenge medical orthodoxy and to improve understanding of mental illness. Some of the issues raised in the early nineteenth century remain to be resolved now.
George III's Illnesses and his Doctors
Author: Michael Ramscar
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1399060317
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
In the late eighteenth century mental illness was treated with brutal and inhumane methods by ‘mad-doctors’, and the treatment of George III was no exception. George III’s Illnesses and His Doctors provides an insightful, forensic and sympathetic picture of how and why members of the royal family turned in desperation to an unqualified quack practitioner, James Lucett, in the hope of finding a cure for the king’s ‘insanity’. Much has been written in the past about ‘Mad King George’. This book brings fresh evidence and new understanding to the case of the ‘mad’ king. Lucett’s claims were tested in psychiatry’s first ‘therapeutic trial’ and science was invoked in an attempt to improve understanding of the roots of insanity. The results were mixed but nevertheless George III’s case and the subsequent career of the deeply flawed Lucett were important elements in the revolutionary change in attitudes to the treatment of the insane which came about as the nineteenth century progressed. Based closely on primary source material, George III’s Illnesses and His Doctors is a moving story of human suffering but also of efforts to challenge medical orthodoxy and to improve understanding of mental illness. Some of the issues raised in the early nineteenth century remain to be resolved now.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1399060317
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
In the late eighteenth century mental illness was treated with brutal and inhumane methods by ‘mad-doctors’, and the treatment of George III was no exception. George III’s Illnesses and His Doctors provides an insightful, forensic and sympathetic picture of how and why members of the royal family turned in desperation to an unqualified quack practitioner, James Lucett, in the hope of finding a cure for the king’s ‘insanity’. Much has been written in the past about ‘Mad King George’. This book brings fresh evidence and new understanding to the case of the ‘mad’ king. Lucett’s claims were tested in psychiatry’s first ‘therapeutic trial’ and science was invoked in an attempt to improve understanding of the roots of insanity. The results were mixed but nevertheless George III’s case and the subsequent career of the deeply flawed Lucett were important elements in the revolutionary change in attitudes to the treatment of the insane which came about as the nineteenth century progressed. Based closely on primary source material, George III’s Illnesses and His Doctors is a moving story of human suffering but also of efforts to challenge medical orthodoxy and to improve understanding of mental illness. Some of the issues raised in the early nineteenth century remain to be resolved now.
The Delahoydes
Author: Henry Inman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Who on Earth Is the Holy Spirit?
Author: Tim Chester
Publisher: Questions Christians Ask
ISBN: 9781908762320
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A concise, practical book on the person and work of the Holy Spirit.
Publisher: Questions Christians Ask
ISBN: 9781908762320
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A concise, practical book on the person and work of the Holy Spirit.
Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture
Author: Thomas S. Hines
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520085893
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
"An important contribution to the understanding of 'modernist' culture in the United States and a perceptive analysis of the achievement of a major American architect, with a European background and an international reputation."--William Jordy, Brown University "This study, part biography and part architectural analysis, is a modern masterpiece of architectural history. The prose is lucid and sometimes elegant--very much like the work of Richard Neutra which it so brilliantly examines."--Peter Gay, Yale University "An important contribution to the understanding of 'modernist' culture in the United States and a perceptive analysis of the achievement of a major American architect, with a European background and an international reputation."--William Jordy, Brown University
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520085893
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
"An important contribution to the understanding of 'modernist' culture in the United States and a perceptive analysis of the achievement of a major American architect, with a European background and an international reputation."--William Jordy, Brown University "This study, part biography and part architectural analysis, is a modern masterpiece of architectural history. The prose is lucid and sometimes elegant--very much like the work of Richard Neutra which it so brilliantly examines."--Peter Gay, Yale University "An important contribution to the understanding of 'modernist' culture in the United States and a perceptive analysis of the achievement of a major American architect, with a European background and an international reputation."--William Jordy, Brown University
Ball Family Records
The American Register ; Or Summary Review of History, Politics and Literature
History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Author: Leonard Fletcher Parker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poweshiek County (Iowa)
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poweshiek County (Iowa)
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Great American Horse Stories
Author: Sharon B. Smith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493029886
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A collection for equine enthusiasts An all-new collection of the best of the classics Editor was anchor of horse sports in ESPN Fresh, new series design A perfect gift for riders, writers, or literary buffs, Horse Stories is an essential collection of some of the most compelling stories ever written about America’s horses.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493029886
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A collection for equine enthusiasts An all-new collection of the best of the classics Editor was anchor of horse sports in ESPN Fresh, new series design A perfect gift for riders, writers, or literary buffs, Horse Stories is an essential collection of some of the most compelling stories ever written about America’s horses.
The Government Vs. Erotica
Author: Philip D. Harvey
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1615925406
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
In this personal memoir, the owner of Adam & Eve--a business selling contraceptives, sex toys, and adult videos--reports on the 1986 invasion of his firm by the U.S. Justice Department. Harvey's first-hand account goes to the heart of our national debate over First Amendment freedom of expression versus government attempts to limit the availability of erotic materials. Illustrations.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1615925406
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
In this personal memoir, the owner of Adam & Eve--a business selling contraceptives, sex toys, and adult videos--reports on the 1986 invasion of his firm by the U.S. Justice Department. Harvey's first-hand account goes to the heart of our national debate over First Amendment freedom of expression versus government attempts to limit the availability of erotic materials. Illustrations.