Insanity, Institutions and Society, 1800-1914 by Joseph Melling - 01-Apr-1999

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Routledge, 1999-06-21. Hardcover. Good.

Routledge, 1999. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780415184410

Routledge, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 1999 first edition hardback in good condition. Yellow highlighter and pencil marks to a number of pages. No other marks, clean and bright, tight binding. Minimal wear to the illustrated card cover. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.

Hardback. New. A valuable guide to current work in the social and cultural history of insanity. It provides a comprehensive summary of the debates on the growth of institutional care during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Insanity, Institutions and Society, 1800-1914.

Routledge, 1999. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 328 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.25 inches.

Routledge. Hardcover. New. 8x5x1.

Independence, Kentucky, U.S.A.: Routledge. New. 1999. Hardcover. 041518441X .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY - AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, WHY WAIT? -- 256pp -- DESCRIPTION: PUBLISHER NOTE: A valuable guide to current work in the social and cultural history of insanity, this book provides a comprehensive summary of the debates on the growth of institutional care during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Using the English model to investigate the significance of ethnicity, race and gender, as well as political and cultural factors, the book also features studies in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, India and South Africa, and analyzes the history of colonial medicine more generally. -- TABLE OF CONTENTS: - Notes on contributors * Preface * 1 Accommodating madness: new research in the social history of insanity and institutions 1 * Pt. I The English experience of the country… Read More