Houses of madness [electronic resource] : insanity and asylums of Bengal in nineteenth-century India / Debjani Das.
Das, Debjani (Professor of history), author.
2015
RC451.I6 D37 2015eb
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Title Houses of madness [electronic resource] : insanity and asylums of Bengal in nineteenth-century India / Debjani Das.
Author Das, Debjani (Professor of history), author.
ISBN 9780199085484 (electronic book)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199458875
Published New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages) : illustrations, maps
Item Number 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199458875 doi
Call Number RC451.I6 D37 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.21095409034
Summary 'Houses of Madness' is a history of asylums of colonial Bengal in the 19th century. It explores these institutions through several phases that not only involved changes in medical treatment and its interpretation, but also the question of spatial distribution within these institutions.
Note 'Houses of Madness' is a history of asylums of colonial Bengal in the 19th century. It explores these institutions through several phases that not only involved changes in medical treatment and its interpretation, but also the question of spatial distribution within these institutions.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 17, 2015).
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