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Madness, malingering, and malfeasance : the transformation of psychiatry and the law in the Civil War era / R. Gregory Lande.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lande, R. Gregory.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Malingering--United States--History--19th century.
- Malingering.
- Forensic psychiatry--United States--History--19th century.
- Forensic psychiatry.
- History.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 233 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Madness, malingering & malfeasance
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, Inc., [2003]
- Summary:
- Shatters the romantic notion that Civil War soldiers on both sides were always fearless and loyal
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 US v. Stewart 17
- Chapter 2 Military Malfeasance 41
- Chapter 3 Alcohol and the Law 81
- Chapter 4 Life in Prison 117
- Chapter 5 Many Faces of Malingering 131
- Chapter 6 Trials of Madness 157.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1574883526
- OCLC:
- 51304109
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