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Nothing but Wickedness

The Decline of Our Culture
  • ISBN-13: 9781908096968
  • Publisher: GIBSON SQUARE
    Imprint: GIBSON SQUARE
  • By Theodore Dalrymple
  • Price: AUD $22.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 01/07/2025
  • Format: Hardback (198.00mm X 129.00mm) 256 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Popular culture [JFCA]
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Nothing But Wickedness delves into societys subtle-and some not so subtle-transgressions that contribute to the decline of our culture. Theodore Dalrymple, drawing on his extensive experience as an inner-city GP and prison psychiatrist, examines the underlying factors that drive societal behaviours and self-deception. The book covers a range of thought-provoking topics, including what drives doctors to work for dictators, the benefits of idleness, understanding the mindset of Hitler, why doctors collect body parts, the true meaning of illness, and how war can paradoxically advance medicine. This wide-ranging exploration is a compelling read for the intelligent reader and the Theodore Dalrymple fan. Dalrymples insights offer a unique perspective on the complexities of human behaviour and cultural decline. Whether you are intrigued by the benefits of idleness, fascinated by the darker side of human nature, or interested in historical and psychological analyses, Nothing But Wickedness promises to be an enlightening and engaging read ranging across many genres like Malcolm Gladwell.

Theodore Dalrymple currently provides psychiatric-expert assessments in murder trials. Previously he worked as a doctor in Africa and the Gilbert Islands and, upon his return to the UK, as a psychiatrist and GP in a prison hospital in the Midlands, and the East End of London. He is a regular contributor to, among others, The Times, Telegraph, Spectator and the British Medical Journal.

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