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xix, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-304) and index. |
Note |
"The Truman Show delusion and other strange beliefs"--Jacket. |
Contents |
The Truman Show delusion -- The sleep of reason. A short history of madness ; James Tilly Matthews : the air loom ; Donald : depression and damnation ; Louis : hell on Earth ; One hundred years of delusion ; Friedrich Krauss : a hot metal disk ; Ruby : all dressed up and nowhere to go ; How does it feel? ; Truman revisited ; David : unreality show ; Lori : Charley's mom ; Ethan : the otherness of other people -- The social life of madness. The madding crowd ; Samir : poking around the brain ; Jada : very pregnant ; Jane : the queen ; Hell is other people ; John : the academic ; Do delusions foster violence? ; Calvin : Othello in New York ; Belief unhinged ; Simone : the pope ; When life imitates art ; Lawrence : artificial intelligence ; Beyond belief ; Benjamin : misperceptions ; Benjamin : building trust ; Kevin : the Olympian. |
Summary |
"Combining extraordinary true stories with the latest research, Joel and Ian Gold take us on a wild journey through the delusional brain to explore the intersection of neuroscience, biology, and culture"-- Provided by publisher. |
Note |
Gift of the Estate of Norman Wilkinson. |
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From the Library of Douglas Messerli and Green Integer. |
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In dust jacket. |
Subject |
Cultural psychiatry.
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Social psychiatry.
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Mental illness.
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Cultural psychiatry. fast (OCoLC)fst00885048 |
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Mental illness. fast (OCoLC)fst01016547 |
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Social psychiatry. fast (OCoLC)fst01122811 |
Alt Author |
Gold, Ian, 1962- author.
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Other Title Or Alt Title |
How culture shapes madness |
ISBN |
1439181551 |
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9781439181553 |
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9781439181577 |
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