Committed to the state asylum: insanity and society in nineteenth-century quebec and ontario
Auteur :
Moran, James E.
Éditeur :
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN :
9780773521896
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2001
Poids :
369 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
An examination of the evolution of the asylum as the response to insanity in 19th-century Quebec and Ontario. Focusing on the creation and development of government-funded asylums for the insane, it argues that asylum development was the result of complex relationships among an array of people.