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The Art of Asylum-Keeping

- Thomas Story Kirkbride and the Origins of American Psychiatry

About The Art of Asylum-Keeping

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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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781512808377
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 424
  • Published:
  • October 30, 2016
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x0 mm.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of The Art of Asylum-Keeping

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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