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Mental disability in Victorian England [electronic resource] : the Earlswood Asylum, 1847-1901 / David Wright.
Series: Oxford historical monographs: Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 2001Description: 1 online resource (vii, 244 p.) : ill., maps.ISBN: 9780191715235 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Earlswood Asylum | Mentally ill -- Institutional care -- England -- History -- 19th century | Mentally ill -- England -- History -- 19th century | People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- England -- History -- 19th century | People with mental disabilities -- England -- History -- 19th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199246397DDC classification: 362.23094209034 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Using the National Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood as a case-study, this work looks into the emergence of 'idiot' asylums in Victorian England. Wright examines the social history of institutionalisation.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Using the National Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood as a case-study, this work looks into the emergence of 'idiot' asylums in Victorian England. Wright examines the social history of institutionalisation.
Description based on print version record.