Space of Their Own: The Archaeology of Nineteenth Century Lunatic Asylums in Britain, South Australia and Tasmania

AvSusan Piddock

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

This book draws largely on my unpublished Doctoral Thesis: A Space of Their Own: Nineteenth Century Lunatic Asylums in England, South Australia and Tasmania, and l am happy to send information on South Australia and Tasmania not included in this book to interested readers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-09-27
Mått:155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:567 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
Antal sidor:265
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9780387733852

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Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Medicinhistoria inom Medicin
Psykisk hälsovård inom Medicin

Innehållsförteckning

A Space of Their Own.- The Archaeology of Institutions.- The Archaeology of Lunatic Asylums.- The Changing Face of Insanity and Rise of the Institution.- Constructing the ‘Ideal’.- The British Lunatic Asylum: Ideals and Realities.- South Australia and the ‘Ideal’ Lunatic Asylum.- Tasmania and the ‘Ideal’ Asylum.- The ‘Ideal’ Asylum: A World of Difference.- Conclusion: Archaeology and Lunatic Asylums.