| Institutions of Confinement: Hospitals, Asylums, and Prisons in Western Europe and North America, 1500-1950 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Finzsch, Norbert (Editor), Jütte, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521534488 ISBN-13: 9780521534482 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $59.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: A study of the development of prisons, hospitals and insane asylums in America and Europe that grew out of discussions between its two editors about their work on the history of hospitals, poor relief, deviance, and crime, and a subsequent conference that attempted to assess the impacts of Foucault and Elias. Seventeen contributors from six different countries with backgrounds in history, sociology and criminology utilize various methodological approaches and reflect the various viewpoints in the theoretical debate over Foucault's work. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
| Dewey: 362.110 |
| Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.12" W x 8.98" (1.29 lbs) 384 pages |