Exhibiting Madness in Museums: Remembering Psychiatry Through Collection and Display

By Catharine Coleborne

Book Overview

This innovative collection of essays offers a comparative history of independent and institutional collections of psychiatric objects in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom. Leading scholars in the field investigate collectors, collections, their display, and the reactions to exhibitions of the history of insanity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815346808
• ISBN13: 9780815346807
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"