About this title: This study examines ways in which psychiatry is used to control, segregate, and "treat" society's unwanted: adult dependents, the homeless, and those labelled mentally ill. Just as society once put the indigent in the poorhouse and workhouse, housed epileptics in state institutions, and imprisoned defaulting debtors, today coercive psychiatric practices are used to dispose of "undesirable" persons. But such coercion, the author contends, is counterproductive, injurious to the individual's dignity and liberty, and morally wrong. He argues that society must reject the infantilization of mental ...
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Edition: SYRACUSE UNIV PR ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780815605102ISBN:0815605102
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. Ships from smoke-free home in protective bubble-wrap! Has writing on pages! Thank you for supporting my small business! read more
Description: Like new in lightly worn jacket. 047101012X. NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [1994]. 1st Edition. [xviii]+264+[6]pp. Patterned crimson boards with gilt spine lettering. A fine copy in lightly worn dust jacket. 1 pound 4.0 ounces = 569 grams. 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches = 23.5 x 15.5 x 2cm. read more
Description: New York NY, John Wiley & Sons, 1994, hardcover, xvii-263 pp, first edition, first printing by numberline, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to head of spine. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, slight edge bumps, light fade to spine, light rubs, in new Brodart sleeve. While re-examining psychiatric interventions from a cultural-historical and political-economic perspective Dr. Szasz demostrates that the main problem that faces ... read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780471010128ISBN:047101012X
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Text/BRAND NEW. Marroon boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/NF w/faint creasing to front inner flap. PO name on fEP. A social critique of discernable social patterns of how contemporary America controls the socially deviant behavior of economically dependent adults, who are thrown in the catch-all category of "homeless and/or mentally ill". The indictment targets the psychiatric profession in particular and faults government policies for their endorsement. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Date Published: 1994-03
ISBN-13:9780471010128ISBN:047101012X
Description: Like New. Previous owner's name stamped on top edge. Otherwise, book is in pristine condition. All proceeds benefit local libraries. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780815605102ISBN:0815605102
Description: Acceptable. Former Library Book and/or book has writing/highlighting * If you can deal with the writing/markings, this is a great deal! * read more
Edition: first
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, New York
Date Published: 1994
Description: Octavo, VG+/VG+, in burgundy cloth; DJ spine is burgundy with white title. Minor shelfwear; edges of DJ age-darkened. Psychology. 7-31-667119. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SYRACUSE UNIV PR
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780815605102ISBN:0815605102
Description: New. Cruel Compassion is the capstone of Thomas Szasz's critique of psychiatric practices. Reexamining psychiatric interventions from a cultural-historical and political-economic perspective, Szasz demonstrates that the main problem that faces mental heal... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780471010128ISBN:047101012X
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Name of first owner on first endpage. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN-13:9780815605102ISBN:0815605102
Description: Good. 0815605102 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780471010128ISBN:047101012X
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" Book is very good in red grained boards with gilt spine lettering...former owner's stamp inside front and back endpapers and several pages with neat underlining...text is tight and clean...264 pages with sharp edges and corners...DJ is very good with only moderate shelfwear--no tears or chipping...a good study copy in this very good condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons 1994
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780451199669ISBN:0451199669
Description: Dust Jacket Included. HB ACC/G due to extensive highlighting, Else book looks new ST 1772 ISBN 0451199669 Medical Psychology Psychiatry. ISBN 0451199669. read more
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