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Melling, Joseph; Forsythe, Bill

 
9780415301749: The Politics of Madness: The State, Insanity And Society in England, 1845-1914
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ISBN 10 : 0415301742 ISBN 13 : 9780415301749
Editeur : Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

The discovery and treatment of insanity remains one of the most debated and discussed issues in social history.

Focusing on the second half of the nineteenth century, The Politics of Madness provides a new perspective on this important topic, based on research drawn from both local and national material. Within a social and cultural history of the English political and class order, it presents a fresh appraisal of the significance of the asylum in the decades following the creation of a national asylum system in 1845.

Arguing that the new asylums provided a meeting place for different social interests and aspirations, the text asserts that this then marked a transition in provincial power relations from the landed interests to the new coalition of professional, commercial and populist groups, which gained control of the public asylums at the end of the period surveyed.

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À propos de l'auteur

Joseph Melling (University of Exeter, UK) (Author), Bill Forsythe (University of Exeter, UK) (Author)

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0415301742
ISBN 13 
9780415301749
Reliure
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Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
296
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