C. Coleborne
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2009
9781349367610
Madness in the Family
Insanity and Institutions in the Australasian Colonial World, 1860–1914
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2009
ISBN13: 9781349367610
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Madness in the Family explores how colonial families coped with insanity through a trans-colonial study of the relationships between families and public colonial hospitals for the insane in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and New Zealand between 1860 and 1914.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349367610
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Colonial Psychiatry in the Australasian World Families and the Colonial Hospital System, 1860-1900 Families and the Language of Insanity Writing to and from the Asylum Tracing Families for Maintenance Payments Porous Boundaries: Families, Patients and Practices of Extra-Institutional Care Conclusion: Families, Insanity, and the Archive Appendix: Indications of insanity noted by family and friends of inmate prior to committal Notes Bibliography Index