The nineteenth-century asylum was the scene of both terrible abuses and significant advancements in treatment and care. The essays in this collection look at the asylum from the perspective of the place itself – its architecture, funding and purpose – and at the experience of those who were sent there.
| ISBN: | 9781848934528 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 2014 |
| Author: | Serena Trowbridge |
| Publisher: | Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 242 pages |
| Series: | Perspectives in Economic and Social History |
| Genres: |
History Economic history |