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The Therapeutic State
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The Therapeutic State

PaperbackPaperback
EUR29,50

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Presents a collection of topical essays. Pivoting the analysis on news-making events, this book exposes the fallacies of our penchant for interpreting the behaviour of 'sane' persons as goal-directed and therefore sensible, and the behaviour of 'insane' persons as caused by a 'mental illness' and therefore senseless.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-87975-242-2
Product TypePaperback
BindingPaperback
FormatTrade paperback (US)
Publishing date01/03/1984
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 152 mm, Height 227 mm, Thickness 27 mm
Weight490 g
Article no.20407253
CatalogsLibri
Data source no.A1179530
Product groupBU533
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