A Space of Their Own: The Archaeology of Nineteenth Century Lunatic Asylums in Britain, South Australia and Tasmania
| Autor: | Susan Piddock |
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| EAN: | 9780387733869 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | eBook |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 18.12.2007 |
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| Schlagworte: | 'Ideal' Asylum John Conolly Reform archaeology of institutions asylum models built environments historical archaeology ideal asylums insanity lunatic asylum moral therapy moral treatment nineteenth century non-restraint places of horror |
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Employing the considerable archaeological and historical skills in her armory, Susan Piddock tries to lift the lid on the lunatic asylums of years gone by. Films and television programs have portrayed them as places of horror where the patients are restrained and left to listen to the cries of their fellow inmates in despair. But what was the world of nineteenth century lunatic asylums really like? Are these images true, or are we laboring under a misunderstanding?