Afterlives of the psychiatric asylum, the: recycling concepts, sites and memories
Auteur :
Moon, Graham / Kearns, Robin
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367668808
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2020
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
380 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Focussing on the 'recycling' of both the idea of the psychiatric asylum and its sites, buildings and landscapes, this book makes theoretical connections to current trends in mental health care and to ideas in cultural/urban geography. The process of closing asylums and how asylums have survived in specific contexts and markets is assessed and consi