The confinement of the insane : international perspectives, 1800-1965 /

This collection of essays explores the rise of the lunatic asylum, and the confinement of those deemed insane, in different national contexts during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is therefore the first truly international history of the mental hospital, and a landmark comparative study...

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Altres autors: Porter, Roy, 1946-2002, Wright, David, 1965-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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