Saints, scholars, and schizophrenics: mental illness in rural ireland, twentieth anniversary edition, updated and expanded
Auteur :
Scheper-Hughes, Nancy
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520224803
Date de publication :
3 janv. 2001
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
635 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study was first published in 1983. It traces the social disintegration of "Ballybran", a small village on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, exploring the symptoms of the communities decline: from emigration to schizophrenia. This edition contains a new preface and epilogue.