Outrageous Reason

Outrageous Reason: Madness and race in Britain and Empire, 1780-2020\nby Peter Barham\nPaperback\nUnknown\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Peter Barham\nTitle: Outrageous Reason: Madness and race in Britain and Empire, 1780-2020\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: Unknown\nTopic: Social and cultural history\nPublisher: PCCS Books\nPublication year: 2023\nISBN-13: 9781915220394\nISBN-10: 1915220394\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis powerful and disturbing book draws direct comparisons between the plight and fates of African slaves, dehumanised and discarded to sanitise Britain's trade in human lives and imperial ambitions, and the systemic 'othering' of people designated 'mad' throughout Western history. Drawing o.