Mad by the Millions
Mental Disorders in the Age of World Citizenship, Experts, and Technology
$80.38
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
18 May 2021
Summary
In 1948, the World Health Organization began to prepare its social psychiatry project, which aimed to discover the epidemiology and arrive at a classification of mental disorders. In Mad by the Millions, Harry Y-Jui Wu examines the WHO’s ambitious project, arguing that it was shaped by the postwar faith in technology and expertise and the universalizing vision of a “world psyche.” Wu shows that the WHO’s idealized scientific internationalism laid the foundations for today’s highly me…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262045384 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262045389 |
| Author: | Harry Yi-Jui Wu |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Culture and Psychiatry |
You Can Find This Book In
Harry Yi-Jui Wu
Harry Yi-Jui Wu is Associate Professor in the Cross College Elite Program and Department of Medical Humanities and Social Medicine at National Cheng-Kung University in Taiwan.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.