Madhouse: Psychiatry and Politics in Cuban History
(Part of the Envisioning Cuba Series)
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On the outskirts of Havana lies Mazorra, an asylum known to--and at times feared by--ordinary Cubans for over a century. Since its founding in 1857, the island's first psychiatric hospital has been an object of persistent political attention. Drawing on hospital documents and government records, as well as the popular press, photographs, and oral histories, Jennifer L. Lambe charts the connections between the inner workings of this notorious institution...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1469631024
ISBN13:9781469631028
Release Date:February 2017
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:344 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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