The Art of Asylum-Keeping - Thomas Story Kirkbride and the Origins of American Psychiatry (Hardcover)


The Art of Asylum-Keeping is a social history of medical practice in a private nineteenth-century asylum, the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane in Philadelphia. It recreates everyday life in the asylum and explores its social, as well as its scientific, legitimation.

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The Art of Asylum-Keeping is a social history of medical practice in a private nineteenth-century asylum, the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane in Philadelphia. It recreates everyday life in the asylum and explores its social, as well as its scientific, legitimation.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

University of PennsylvaniaPress

Country of origin

United States

Series

Anniversary Collection

Release date

April 1994

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

1994

Authors

Dimensions

229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

424

ISBN-13

978-0-8122-1539-7

Barcode

9780812215397

Categories

LSN

0-8122-1539-7



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