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This way madness lies : the asylum and beyond

This way madness lies : the asylum and beyond

Jay, Mike, 1959 December 14- author, curator.
Book 2016

Is mental illness - or madness - at root an illness of the body, a disease of the mind, or a sickness of the soul? Should those who suffer from it be secluded from society or integrated more fully into it? This book explores the meaning of mental illness through the successive incarnations of the institution that defined it: the madhouse, designed to segregate its inmates from society; the lunatic asylum, which intended to restore the reason of s...

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Asylums History Exhibitions
Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England)
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Mental illness History Exhibitions
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ISBN:
9780500518977
Description:
255 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm
Notes:
"This book is published in partnership with Wellcome Collection for the exhibition 'Bedlam: the asylum and beyond', curated by Mike Jay and Baŕbara Rodriguez Munőz, held at Wellcome Collection, London, from 15 September 2016 to 15 January 2017"--Colophon
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
The madhouse : 18th century
The lunatic asylum : 19th century
The mental hospital : 20th century
Beyond the asylum : 21st century
LCCN:
2016931244
Control Number:
1930491
Other Authors:
Rodríguez Muñoz, Bárbara, curator
Wellcome Collection, organizer, host institution
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