The spaces of the hospital : spatiality and urban change in London, 1680-1820 / Dana Arnold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arnold, Dana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space (Architecture)--England--London--History--18th century.

Space (Architecture).

Architecture and society--England--London--History--18th century.

Architecture and society.

Hospital buildings--England--London--History--18th century.

Hospital buildings.

History.

London (England)--Social conditions--18th century.

London (England).

London (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.

England--London.

Physical Description:

xvi, 155 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

The Spaces of the Hospital examines how hospitals operated as a complex category of social, urban and architectural space in London from 1680 to 1820. This period witnessed the transformation of the city into a modern metropolis. The hospital was very much part of this process and its spaces, both interior and exterior, help us to understand these changes in terms of spatiality and spatial practices. Exploring the hospital through a series of thematic case studies, Dana Arnold presents a theoretically refined reading of how these institutions both functioned as internal discrete locations and interacted with the metropolis. Examples range from the grand royal military hospital, those concerned with the destitute and the insane and the new cultural phenomenon of the voluntary hospital. This engaging book makes an important contribution to our understanding of urban space and of London, uniquely examining how different theoretical paradigms reveal parallel readings of these remarkable hospital buildings. Book jacket.

Contents:

The spaces of the hospital

Heterotopias

There is no place like home

Matter out of place

The gift: dare quam accipere

The complete urbanisation of society.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415325158

0415325153

9780415325165

0415325161

OCLC:

227922580