Institutionalizing the Insane in Nineteenth-Century England Contributor(s): Shepherd, Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848934319 ISBN-13: 9781848934313 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | History - History |
Dewey: 362.21 |
Series: Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.14 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The nineteenth century brought an increased awareness of mental disorder, epitomized in the Asylum Acts of 1808 and 1845. Shepherd looks at two very different institutions to provide a nuanced account of the nineteenth-century mental health system. |