Madness and Morals: Ideas on Insanity in the Nineteenth Century

by Vieda Skultans

Book Overview

First published in 1975, Madness and Morals presents the major preoccupations of nineteenth century society concerning insanity, its problems, and implications. In the introduction to the collection, Vieda Skultans traces developments and changes in the ideas about the insane and their treatment during the nineteenth century. She shows that two contrasting themes dominated writing on the subject: the relative weight to be attributed to physical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032254971
• ISBN13: 9781032254975
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 278 Pages