Lunacy, law, and conscience, 1744-1845 : the social history of the care of the insane / by Kathleen Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Kathleen, 1922-2010, author.

Series:

International library of sociology.

International Library of Sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentally ill--Care--Great Britain.

Mentally ill.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 1955.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Eighteenth-Century Theory; 2 Eighteenth-Century Practice; 3 The Growth of Public Concern; 4 Experiments in Treatment; 5 The Foundation of County Asylums; 6 The Select Committees of 1815-16; 7 The Reform Movement, 1815-27; 8 The Metropolitan Commissioners; 9 Local and Departmental Developments, 1832-42; 10 Ashley and the Achievement of Reform; Epilogue; Appendices; Criminal Lunatics; Chancery Lunatics; The Incidence of Insanity; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-136-27881-8

0-415-86870-X

1-315-00829-7

1-136-27874-5

9781315008295

OCLC:

863240024