The confinement of the insane : international perspectives, 1800-1965 /
edited by Roy Porter, David Wright.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- 376 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This collection examines the origins of asylum as a mechanism for the treatment of insanity. Taking a global view, it considers the socioeconomic & theoretical factors which have shaped the modern notion of madness & the need for confinement of those deemed to be insane.
9780521802062 (hbk.) : £45.00 0521802067
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