The Peculiar Institution and the Making of Modern Psychiatry, 1840-1880 - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469648446ISBN-10:146964844XUPC:9781469648446Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, PsychiatryBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SCVP3R9P0C
The Peculiar Institution and the Making of Modern Psychiatry, 1840-1880
The Peculiar Institution and the Making of Modern Psychiatry, 1840-1880
This scholarly work examines the intersection of slavery, race, and the development of psychiatric care in nineteenth-century America. Wendy Gonaver reveals how the systematic segregation of the mentally ill into specialized institutions in the United States after 1800 coincided with the abolitionist movement, and how these...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469648446ISBN-10:146964844XUPC:9781469648446Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, PsychiatryBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SCVP3R9P0C
Gonaver, Wendy: - Wendy Gonaver is archives assistant at the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives at Chapman University.
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