Madness in the city of magnificent intentions: a history of race and mental illness in the nation's capital

In this work, Summers documents the history of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, a federal mental institution in Washington, DC, in relation to that city's African American community. He sheds light on the intersections of the historical process of racialization, medical and cultural understandings of...

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1. Verfasser: Summers, Martin Anthony ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2019]
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Zusammenfassung:In this work, Summers documents the history of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, a federal mental institution in Washington, DC, in relation to that city's African American community. He sheds light on the intersections of the historical process of racialization, medical and cultural understandings of insanity, the exercise of institutional power, and individual and collective agency
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xiii, 390 Seiten Illustrationen, 3 Karten
ISBN:9780190852641

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