Pub Date: December 1, 2014
Dewey: 362.38509034
LCCN: 2014451129
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Index
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.63" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 1.16 lbs) 242 pages
BISAC Categories:
History | Modern | 19th Century | Political Science | Public Policy | Social Services and Welfare | Business and Economics | Economics | General
Description: The nineteenth-century asylum was the scene of both terrible abuses and significant advancements in treatment and care. The essays in this collection look at the asylum from the perspective of the place itself - its architecture, funding and purpose - and at the experience of those who were sent there.