Imperial bedlam :: institutions of madness in colonial southwest Nigeria /

This historical study examines primary source material, writings by African patients in these institutions and the reports of officials, doctors, and others, to discuss the meaning of madness in Nigeria, the development of colonial psychiatry, and the connections between them. This book follows the...

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1. Verfasser: Sadowsky, Jonathan Hal
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
Schriftenreihe:Medicine and society ; 10.
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Zusammenfassung:This historical study examines primary source material, writings by African patients in these institutions and the reports of officials, doctors, and others, to discuss the meaning of madness in Nigeria, the development of colonial psychiatry, and the connections between them. This book follows the development of insane asylums from their origins in the nineteenth century to innovative treatment programs developed by Nigerian physicians during the transition to independence. Special attention is given to the writings of those considered "lunatics," a perspective relatively neglected in previous studies of psychiatric institutions in Africa and most other parts of the world.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 169 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-166) and index.
ISBN:9780520921856
0520921852
0585119783
9780585119786

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