Institutions of Confinement: Hospitals, Asylums, and Prisons in Western Europe and North America, 1500-1950
(Part of the Publications of the German Historical Institute Series)
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A major interdisciplinary study of the development of prisons, hospitals and insane asylums in America and Europe, this book resulted from discussions between its two editors about their work on the history of hospitals, poor relief, deviance, and crime, and a subsequent conference held in 1992 by the German Historical Institute that attempted to assess the impacts of Foucault and Elias. Seventeen contributors from six different countries with backgrounds...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521534488
ISBN13:9780521534482
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.29 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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