Bedlam - London's Hospital for the Mad (Paperback)

Paul Chambers

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Bethlem Hospital is the oldest mental institution in the world, to many famously known as 'Bedlam': a chaotic madhouse that brutalised its patients. Paul Chambers explores the 800-year history of Bethlem and reveals fascinating details of its ambivalent relationship with London and its inhabitants, the life and times of the hospital's more famous patients, and the rise of a powerful reform movement to tackle the institution's notorious policies. Here the whole story of Bethlem Hospital is laid bare to a new audience, charting its well-intended beginnings to its final disgrace and reform.

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Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Paul Chambers
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-9148-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Care of the mentally ill Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7509-9148-8
Barcode:	9780750991483