Politics of Madness

Auteur: Melling, Joseph (University of Exeter, UK)
Editeur: Taylor & Francis Ltd
The discovery and treatment of insanity remains one of the most debated and discussed issues in social history. Within a social and cultural history of the English political and class order, this text presents an appraisal of the significance of the asylum in the decades following the creation of a national asylum system in 1845.

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The discovery and treatment of insanity remains one of the most debated and discussed issues in social history. Within a social and cultural history of the English political and class order, this text presents an appraisal of the significance of the asylum in the decades following the creation of a national asylum system in 1845.
ISBN / EAN 9780415301749
Auteur Melling, Joseph (University of Exeter, UK)
Editeur Taylor & Francis Ltd