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Outside the Walls of the Asylum

By Peter Bartlett

Outside the Walls of the Asylum Medicine

Outside the Walls of the Asylum

By Peter Bartlett

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Description
This historical account of the care of insanity outside formal instruction explores key issues relating to the social history of madness from 1750 to the present day. These include women and the social construciton of madness, the boarding out of lunatics by poor law authorities, familial care and treatment of the insane and the practice of mental healing by general practitioners.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
1999-10-01
Publication Date:
1999-10-01
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0485121476
ISBN13:
9780485121476
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
444 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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