Bedlam in the New World: A Mexican Madhouse in the Age of Enlightenment

by Ramos

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A rebellious Indian proclaiming noble ancestry and entitlement, a military lieutenant foreshadowing the coming of revolution, a blasphemous Creole embroiderer in possession of a bundle of sketches brimming with pornography. All shared one thing in common. During the late eighteenth century, they were deemed to be mad and forcefully admitted to the Hospital de San Hip lito in Mexico City, the first hospital of the New World to specialize in the care...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:146966657X

ISBN13:9781469666570

Release Date:March 2022

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:266 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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