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Space of Their Own
Susan Piddock
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Hardback. Explores lunatic asylums using the techniques of historical archaeology and history. Through the case studies of England, South Australia, and Tasmania, this book seeks to identify the forces at work within each society that led to the particular provisions being made for the insane in each place. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 265 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1MBFS; 1MBFT; 3JH; HBTB; JKSM; MBPK; MBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1260.
This book draws largely on my unpublished Doctoral Thesis: A Space of Their Own: Nineteenth Century Lunatic Asylums in England, South Australia and Tasmania, and l am happy to send information on South Australia and Tasmania not included in this book to interested readers. I would like to dedicate this book to my family who have lived for many years with my passion for lunatic asylums, and in particular my mother, Margaret Piddock, manuscript reader extraordinary. I would like to thank Professor Vincent Megaw for introducing me to the Destitute Asylum excavation and for starting me on the path of ... Read more
This book draws largely on my unpublished Doctoral Thesis: A Space of Their Own: Nineteenth Century Lunatic Asylums in England, South Australia and Tasmania, and l am happy to send information on South Australia and Tasmania not included in this book to interested readers. I would like to dedicate this book to my family who have lived for many years with my passion for lunatic asylums, and in particular my mother, Margaret Piddock, manuscript reader extraordinary. I would like to thank Professor Vincent Megaw for introducing me to the Destitute Asylum excavation and for starting me on the path of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387733852
SKU
V9780387733852
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