Mad Travelers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses

by Ian Hacking

Book Overview

Ian Hacking tells the fascinating tale of Albert Dadas, a native of France's Bordeaux region and the first diagnosed mad traveler. Dadas suffered from a strange compulsion that led him to travel obsessively, often without identification, not knowing who he was or why he traveled. Using the records of Philippe Tissi , Dadas's physician, Hacking attempts to make sense of this strange epidemic.

In telling this tale, Hacking raises probing questions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674009541
• ISBN13: 9780674009547
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"