The Art of Asylum-Keeping - (Anniversary Collection) by Nancy Tomes (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- The Art of Asylum-Keeping is a social history of medical practice in a private nineteenth-century asylum, the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane in Philadelphia.
- About the Author: Nancy Tomes is Professor of History at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, and author of The Gospel of Germs: Men, Women, and the Microbe in American Life.
- 424 Pages
- Medical, History
- Series Name: Anniversary Collection
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Book Synopsis
The Art of Asylum-Keeping is a social history of medical practice in a private nineteenth-century asylum, the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane in Philadelphia. It recreates everyday life in the asylum and explores its social, as well as its scientific, legitimation.
Review Quotes
"Exceptional. . . . Easily the best history of a mental hospital in Europe or America."--Reviews in American History
About the Author
Nancy Tomes is Professor of History at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, and author of The Gospel of Germs: Men, Women, and the Microbe in American Life.Dimensions (Overall): 8.96 Inches (H) x 6.01 Inches (W) x .89 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.26 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 424
Series Title: Anniversary Collection
Genre: Medical
Sub-Genre: History
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Format: Hardcover
Author: Nancy Tomes
Language: English
Street Date: April 29, 1994
TCIN: 91353081
UPC: 9780812215397
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-9774
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 1.26 pounds
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