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Victorian Lunacy: Richard M. Bucke and the Practice of Late Nineteenth-Century Psychiatry (Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine)
Victorian Lunacy Richard M Bucke and the Practice of Late NineteenthCentury Psychiatry - Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine
Author: Shortt Samuel Edward Dole
Using the career of Richard M. Bucke at the London Asylum in Canada as its focus, this book explores the theory and practice of late nineteenth-century psychiatry. The study describes the medical context that nurtured Victorian alienists, while their professional sphere - the asylum - is considered as an autonomous social community, often at odd...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521309998
ISBN-10: 0521309999
Publication Date: 7/25/1986
Pages: 232
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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