Institutionalizing the Insane in Nineteenth-Century England

By Anna Shepherd

The nineteenth century brought an increased awareness of mental disorder, epitomized in the Asylum Acts of 1808 and 1845. Shepherd looks at two very different institutions to provide a nuanced account... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848934319
• ISBN13: 9781848934313
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"