Outside the Walls of the Asylum: The History of Care in the Community 1750-2000 by Bartlett, Peter

Outside the Walls of the Asylum: The History of Care in the Community 1750-2000 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780485121476)

Vendor: Peter Bartlett
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Format: Paperback
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Outside the Walls of the Asylum: The History of Care in the Community 1750-2000 by Bartlett, Peter

Outside the Walls of the Asylum: The History of Care in the Community 1750-2000

$135.00
Outside the Walls of the Asylum: The History of Care in the Community 1750-2000 by Bartlett, Peter

Outside the Walls of the Asylum: The History of Care in the Community 1750-2000

$135.00
Format: Paperback
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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: Peter Bartlett
ISBN-10: 0485121476
ISBN-13: 9780485121476
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Language: English
Published: 07/20/2001
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.02h x 6.06w x 1.06d
By Peter Bartlett
By Peter Bartlett
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David P. Wright is associate professor of Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East at Brandeis University.

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