Sex and Seclusion, Class and Custody

Sex and Seclusion, Class and Custody
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9789004333598
ISBN-13 : 9004333592
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Download or read book Sex and Seclusion, Class and Custody written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative collection of essays employs historical and sociological approaches to provide important case studies of asylums, psychiatry and mental illness in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.


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