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A History of Delusions
- The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse
Engelsk Hardback
A History of Delusions
- The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse
Engelsk Hardback

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The extraordinary ways the brain can misfire

A curious history of the strange, wonderful and sometimes terrifying worlds created by our minds.

‘An utterly engrossing book.'' ZOE WILLIAMS

For centuries we’ve dismissed delusions as something for doctors to sort out behind locked doors. But delusions are more than just bizarre quirks – they hold the key to collective anxieties and traumas.

In this groundbreaking history, Victoria Shepherd uncovers stories of delusions from medieval times to the present day and implores us to identify reason in apparent madness.
  • Discover how the King of France – thinking he was made of glass – was terrified he might shatter... and he wasn’t alone...
  • Uncover the peculiar case of the dozens of Victorian women who tried to convince their physicians that they were, in fact, dead.
  • And learn how after the Emperor met his end at the Battle of Waterloo, an epidemic of ''Napoleons'' piled into France’s asylums.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
352
ISBN-13:
9780861540914
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0861540913
Udg. Dato:
2 jun 2022
Længde:
36mm
Bredde:
225mm
Højde:
146mm
Forlag:
Oneworld Publications
Oplagsdato:
2 jun 2022
Forfatter(e):
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