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Mad, Bad and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors from 1800 (Hardcover)

by Lisa Appignanesi (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Virago Press Ltd (14 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1844082334
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844082339
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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** 'Informative in startling ways, and never dull in the academic way, Appignanesi's genuinely new History of the Mind Doctors is a subtle and accessible account of that perhaps most daunting of modern relationships, the one between the Mind Doctor and his female patient. Because Appignanesi has a complex story to tell there is no blaming at work in this wonderful book, but a shrewd and sympathetic apprehension of what is at stake in the difficult histories of both the Mind Doctors and those they seek to help. It is a remarkable achievement' Adam Phillips ** 'Marvellous. At last! A serious, well-researched book on this important subject' Pamela Stephenson


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5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting yet thorough, with fascinating detail, 15 Feb 2008
By Montefiore (London UK) - See all my reviews
Long and thorough but easily dipped into by chapters, this is a great survey of specific women - from famous literary figures on down - and the medical practices and theories that bound them and defined them in different ways. While it's clearly taken on a lot of the theory of Foucault and others in its reading of history, it's not a difficult book. Though rigorous, it is less interested in a final conclusion or a theory of history, than it is in the weave of detail and the weighing of comparables in actual lives, both of the mind-doctors and their subjects. Some of the life stories are both unbelieveable and inspiring. Making difficult ideas accessible and even entertaining to read about, i recommend this highly as a very usfeul and readable survey of the field.




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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good History, 30 April 2008
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A very well researched and written account of psychological pressure through the life and times of women
(Including lots of insights into the after lives of some famous patients). This book is fascinating, and it's written in a lively and stylish manner, without a whiff of jargon.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to get through, 18 May 2009
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I was very excited about this book. It sounded interesting and right up my alley. But from the first chapter I was astounded by the writing. it was very difficult to read--verbose, often grammatically incorrect. It made it all very distracting from the subject matter and stories. Anecdotes were good, interesting. But the writing really detracts from quality of book, unfortunately.
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