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

This collection examines the origins of asylum as a mechanism for the treatment of insanity. Taking a global view, it considers the socioeconomic & theoretical factors which have shaped the modern notion of madness & the need for confinement of those deemed to be insane.

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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2003
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Zusammenfassung:This collection examines the origins of asylum as a mechanism for the treatment of insanity. Taking a global view, it considers the socioeconomic & theoretical factors which have shaped the modern notion of madness & the need for confinement of those deemed to be insane.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XVII, 371 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:0521802067

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