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Jay Mike <1959 December 14-> |
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Titolo |
This way madness lies : the asylum and beyond / / Mike Jay |
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New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , 2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Psychiatric hospitals - History |
Psychiatric hospitals - Great Britain - History |
Asylums - History |
Mental health services - History |
Mental illness - Treatment - History |
Mentally ill - Care - History |
History - General |
Asylums |
Mental health services |
Mental illness - Treatment |
Mentally ill - Care |
Psychiatric hospitals |
Exhibition catalogs. |
History |
Great Britain |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"This book is published in partnership with Wellcome Collection for the exhibition 'Bedlam: the asylum and beyond', curated by Mike Jay and Bárbara Rodriguez Mun̋oz, held at Wellcome Collection, London, from 15 September 2016 to 15 January 2017"--Page 255. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-251) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The madhouse : 18th century -- The lunatic asylum : 19th century -- The mental hospital : 20th century -- Beyond the asylum : 21st century. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Is mental illness-- or madness-- at root an illness of the body, a disease of the mind, or a sickness of the soul? Should those who suffer |
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