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Item Details
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THE LIVES THEY LEFT BEHIND
SUITCASES FROM A STATE HOSPITAL ATTIC |
| By: |
Darby Penney, Peter Stastny, Lisa Rinzler |
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Hardback |
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£16.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1934137073 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781934137079 |
| Publisher: |
BELLEVUE LITERARY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2008 |
| Description: |
A collection of abandoned possessions conjures forgotten lives of twientieth-century mentally ill and institutionalized patients. |
| Synopsis: |
A stunning achievement that] . . . illuminates the tragedy of our treatment of those with mental and emotional problems.-Robert Whitaker, author of Mad in America More than four hundred abandoned suitcases filled with patients' belongings were found when Willard Psychiatric Center closed in 1995 after 125 years of operation. In this fully-illustrated social history, they are skillfully examined and compared to the written record to create a moving-and devastating-group portrait of twentieth-century American psychiatric care. Darby Penney is a leader in the human rights movement for people with psychiatric disabilities. Peter Stastny is a psychiatrist and documentary filmmaker. Lisa Rinzler is a prizewinning cinematographer. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations, colour illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Bellevue Literary Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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