A space of their own : the archaeology of nineteenth century lunatic asylums in Britain, South Australia and Tasmania / Susan Piddock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piddock, Susan, 1963-

Series:

Contributions to global historical archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatric hospitals--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Psychiatric hospitals.

Psychiatric hospitals--Australia--South Australia--History--19th century.

History.

South Australia.

Psychiatric hospitals--Australia--Tasmania--History--19th century.

Tasmania.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2007]

Summary:

Employing the considerable archaeological and historical skills in her armory, Susan Piddock tries to lift the lid on the lunatic asylums of years gone by. Films and television programs have portrayed them as places of horror where the patients are restrained and left to listen to the cries of their fellow inmates in despair. But what was the world of nineteenth century lunatic asylums really like? Are these images true, or are we laboring under a misunderstanding?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780387733852

038773385X

OCLC:

165407238