The Peculiar Institution and the Making of Modern Psychiatry, 1840–1880
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1469648431
ISBN-13
9781469648439
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint
The University of North Carolina Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 30th, 2019
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
535 grams
Dimensions
23.30 x 15.50 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
History of the AmericasGender studies, gender groupsEthnic studiesHistory of medicinePsychiatry
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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.
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