Outside the Walls of the Asylum

Name: Outside the Walls of the Asylum
SKU: 1736140
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On Care in the Community in Modern Britain and Ireland

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This historical account of the care of insanity outside formal instruction explores key issues relating to the social history of madness from 1750 to the present day. These include women and the social construciton of madness, the boarding out of lunatics by poor law authorities, familial care and treatment of the insane and the practice of mental healing by general practitioners.

Author Biography:

David P. Wright is associate professor of Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East at Brandeis University.

Release date Australia

October 1st, 1999

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Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Illustrations

black & white illustrations

Pages

352

Dimensions

140x216x18

ISBN-13

9780485121476

Product ID

1736140

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