Peculiar institution and the making of modern psychiatry, 1840–1880, the
Auteur :
Gonaver, Wendy
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9781469648446
Date de publication :
18 mars 2019
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,5 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
422 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Though the origins of asylums can be traced to Europe, the systematic segregation of the mentally ill into specialized institutions occurred in the US only after 1800, just as the struggle to end slavery took hold. Wendy Gonaver examines the relationship between these two historical developments.