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Murders and madness [electronic resource] : medicine, law, and society in the fin de siècle / Ruth Harris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, Ruth, 1958-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mentally ill offenders--France--History--19th century.
- Mentally ill offenders.
- Medical jurisprudence--France--History--19th century.
- Medical jurisprudence.
- Murder--France--History--19th century.
- Murder.
- Forensic psychology--History--19th century.
- Forensic psychology.
- Criminal liability--France--History--19th century.
- Criminal liability.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 366 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill.
- Other Title:
- Murders and madness
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1989.
- Summary:
- Examining the French debate over crime and madness in the fin de siècle, Harris argues that psychiatric theories of human behaviour and new sociologicalinterpretations of crime combined to undermine the traditional foundations of the penal system and helped to shape the new science of criminology.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780191675430 (ebook) :
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