Mad Travelers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses

by Ian Hacking

Book Overview

"It all began one morning last July when we noticed a young man of twenty-six crying in his bed in Dr. Pitre's ward. He had just come from a long journey on foot and was exhausted, but that was not the cause of his tears. He wept because he could not prevent himself from departing on a trip when the need took him; he deserted family, work, and daily life to walk as fast as he could, straight ahead, sometimes doing 70 kilometers a day on foot, until...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813918235
• ISBN13: 9780813918235
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"