| Insanity, Race and Colonialism: Managing Mental Disorder in the Post-Emancipation British Caribbean, 1838-1914 2014 Edition Contributor(s): Smith, L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349439983 ISBN-13: 9781349439980 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 19th Century - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General |
| Dewey: 362.2 |
| Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.76 lbs) 285 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Despite emancipation from the evils of enslavement in 1838, most people of African origin in the British West Indian colonies continued to suffer serious material deprivation and racial oppression. This book examines the management and treatment of those who became insane, in the period until the Great War. |