The Politics of Madness - The State, Insanity and Society in England, 1845-1914 (Paperback)

The discovery and treatment of insanity remains one of the most debated and discussed issues in social history. Focusing on the second half of the nineteenth century, The Politics of Madness provides a new perspective on this important topic, based on research drawn from both local and national material. Within a social and cultural history of the English political and class order, it presents a fresh appraisal of the significance of the asylum in the decades following the creation of a national asylum system in 1845. Arguing that the new asylums provided a meeting place for different social interests and aspirations, the text asserts that this then marked a transition in provincial power relations from the landed interests to the new coalition of professional, commercial and populist groups, which gained control of the public asylums at the end of the period surveyed.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine
Release date:	February 2014
First published:	2004
Authors:	Joseph Melling • Bill Forsythe
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-00869-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-00869-9
Barcode:	9781138008694

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