Outside the walls of the asylum : the history of care in the community 1750-2000 / edited by Peter Bartlett & David Wright.

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 construction of madness, the boarding out of lunatics by poor law authorities, familial care and t...

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Other Authors: Bartlett, Peter, Wright, David, 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New Brunswick, N.J. : Athlone Press, 1999.
Series:Studies in psychical research.
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