The Confinement of the Insane: International Perspectives, 1800–1965 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521802067 ISBN 13: 9780521802062

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This collection of essays explores the development of the lunatic asylum, and the concept of confinement for those considered insane, in different national contexts over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Leading scholars in the field of medical history have contributed extensive primary research through individual case studies in the context of the legal, social, economic, and political situations of thirteen different countries. The book represents the first truly international history of the mental hospital, and is, therefore, a landmark comparative study in the history of medicine.

About this title

Book Description:

This collection of essays explores the rise of the lunatic asylum, and the confinement of those deemed insane, in different national contexts over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Leading scholars in the field of medical history have placed extensive primary research on individual case studies in the context of the legal, social, economic, and political situations of thirteen different countries. The book thus represents the first truly international history of the mental hospital, and is therefore a landmark comparative study in the history of medicine.

About the Author:

Roy Porter was Professor of the Social History of Medicine, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College London. He died in March 2002.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521802067
• ISBN 13: 9780521802062
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 392
• Editor: Porter Roy, Wright David