Peter Barham
Outrageous Reason: Madness and race in Britain and Empire, 1780-2020
Outrageous Reason: Madness and race in Britain and Empire, 1780-2020
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This book explores the similarities between the treatment of African slaves, dehumanized and discarded to sanitize Britain's trade in human lives and imperial ambitions, and the systemic othering of people designated mad throughout Western history. It recounts the stories of black people incarcerated in Kingston, Jamaica's lunatic asylum, poor white women similarly ejected into the British psychiatric system, and black men who have died at the hands of the police and mental health nurses in state custody and psychiatric detention. It highlights endemic racism, greed, cruelty, exploitation, and social control and calls for readers to be concerned for human rights, mad rights, Black lives, and truth-telling about Britain's shameful colonial past and racist present.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 260 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2023
Publisher: PCCS Books
This powerful and disturbing book delves into profound comparisons between the plight and fates of African slaves, dehumanized and discarded to sanitize Britain's trade in human lives and imperial ambitions, and the systemic othering of individuals designated as "mad" throughout Western history. Through meticulous research and captivating storytelling, Barham vividly recounts the stories of black people incarcerated in Kingston, Jamaica's lunatic asylum, poor white women similarly ejected into the British psychiatric system in the early 20th century for failing to conform to class and gender norms, and, most shockingly, black men who have died at the hands of the police and mental health nurses in state custody and psychiatric detention. This account serves as a stark reminder of the enduring legacy of endemic racism, greed, cruelty, exploitation, and social control that permeates Britain's history. It demands to be read by all those who are deeply concerned about human rights, mad rights, Black lives, and the urgent need for truth-telling about Britain's shameful colonial past and racist present.
Weight: 412g
Dimension: 156 x 230 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915220394
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