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Mental Disability in Victorian England

- The Earlswood Asylum 1847-1901

About Mental Disability in Victorian England

This work investigates the emergence of "idiot" asylums in Victorian England. Using the National Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, as a case-study, it examines the social history of institutionalization and the relationship between the medical institution and the society whence its patients came.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199246397
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 256
  • Published:
  • October 4, 2001
  • Dimensions:
  • 223x148x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 478 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: October 24, 2024

Description of Mental Disability in Victorian England

This work investigates the emergence of "idiot" asylums in Victorian England. Using the National Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, as a case-study, it examines the social history of institutionalization and the relationship between the medical institution and the society whence its patients came.

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