The Manufacture of Madness
by Szasz, Thomas S
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delta/Dell Publishing, 1970. First Trade Paperback Edition 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. A pioneer in "anti-psychiatry" & life-long critic of his profession compares modern psychiatry to the persecution of witches during the Inquisition & warns about the human rights abuses committed in the name of "treatment" of those labeled "mentally ill" today. Szasz argued all his life against the misuse of psychiatry as a mechanism of social control. In 383 pages with extensive Bibliography, References, index. First published in 1970, this is the Fifth Printing of the first trade paperback edition. Softcover small 8vo is in VG+ condition: just removed from our personal shelves, it is exceptionally clean & unmarked save for bookplate to half-title page. Pages off-white, with tanning to all outer edges, else unmarked. A tad of rubbing to extremities & darkening to exterior. Binding strong & straight, feels never opened. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders before 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023091
- Title
- The Manufacture of Madness
- Author
- Szasz, Thomas S
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Trade Paperback Edition 5th or later Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Delta/Dell Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- SCHIZOPHRENIA MENTAL ILLNESS MENTALLY ILL PSYCHIATRY PSYCHIATRIST DIAGNOSIS PATIENTS DOCTOR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Psychology-Psychiatry-Mental Health/Illness;
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