Syphilis, Puritanism and Witch Hunts: Historical Explanations in the Light of Medicine And Psychoanalysis With a Forecast About AIDS

This is a revised collection of articles which were previously published in "Encounter", the most substantial addition being the extracts from treaties on demonology. It contains a forecast of the social impact of Aids in the light of the history of older diseases. The author also wrote "Social Sciences as Sorcery", "The African Predicament", "Parasitism and Subversion in Latin America"; "The Uses of Comparative Sociology", "Military Organization and Society", "The Prospect of a Revolution in the USA"; "Max Weber's Insights and Errors".