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The Madness of Kings
By Vivian Green
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From Caligula to Stalin and beyond, this book offers a unique and pioneering look at the recurring phenomenon of the 'mad king' from the early centuries of the Christian era to modern times.
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Reviews for The Madness of Kings
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very interesting book that tries to examine ways personal mental (or physical) illness affects (or has affected) nations. Author has no intention to investigate each individual illness in detail (are the symptoms those of porphyria, split personality disorder or any other manner of instability of psyche) but tries to determine possible causes of illness (since no existing written record can be trusted absolutely) and to explain vulnerability of society when it is under leadership of deranged personas.Although it takes no rocket scientist to come to the conclusion that ill men on positions of power are extremely dangerous to the society they lead, this is, as far as I know, the only book on the subject [where author tries to cover this much ground].Recommended.