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LUNATIC HOSPITALS IN GEORGIAN ENGLAND, 1750-1830
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| By: |
Leonard Smith |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£39.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1134187777 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781134187775 |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
18 October, 2013 |
| Series: |
Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine |
| Description: |
Offering a comprehensive study of the philanthropic asylum system in Georgian England, this book demonstrates the crucial role of the lunatic hospitals in the early development of a national system of psychiatric institutions. It is intended for specialist historians, as well as mental health professionals and people interested in local studies. |
| Synopsis: |
Lunatic Hospitals in Georgian England, 1750-1830 constitutes the first comprehensive study of the philanthropic asylum system in Georgian England. Using original research and drawing upon a wide range of expertise on the history of mental health this book demonstrates the crucial role of the lunatic hospitals in the early development of a national system of psychiatric institutions.These hospitals were to form an essential historical link in the emergence of a national system of institutional provision for mentally disordered people. They provided important prototypes for the subsequent development of a network of state-sponsored lunatic asylums during the nineteenth century. This is an impressive volume which covers various areas including:the provincial lunatic hospitalsmanaging the hospitalmanaging the insane.This book will interest specialist historians as well as mental health professionals and people interested in local and regional studies. |
| Illustrations: |
5 Halftones, black and white; 11 Tables, black and white |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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