| The Confinement of the Insane: International Perspectives, 1800 1965 Contributor(s): Porter, Roy (Editor), Wright, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521283345 ISBN-13: 9780521283342 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Medical | History |
| Dewey: 362.21 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6" W x 9" (1.26 lbs) 390 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays explores the development of the lunatic asylum, and the concept of confinement for those considered insane, in different national contexts over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Leading scholars in the field of medical history have contributed extensive primary research through individual case studies in the context of the legal, social, economic, and political situations of thirteen different countries. The book represents the first truly international history of the mental hospital, and is, therefore, a landmark comparative study in the history of medicine. |