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The Poor Law of Lunacy

By Peter Bartlett

The Poor Law of Lunacy Medicine

The Poor Law of Lunacy

By Peter Bartlett

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In The Poor Law of Lunacy, Peter Bartlett examines the legal and administrative regime of the 19th-century asylum, arguing that it is to be thought of as an aspect of English poor law in which the medical superintendent of the asylum has little power. The text also examines the place of the county asylum movement in the poor law debates of the mid-19th century. Using the Leicestershire asylum as a case study, the author looks at the role of the poor law officers in the admission processes of the asylum, and relations between poor law staff, asylum staff and the poor law and lunacy central inspectorates.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
332
Release Date:
2000-03-01
Publication Date:
1999-10-01
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0718501047
ISBN13:
9780718501044
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
663 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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