Madness in the family : insanity and institutions in the Australasian colonial world, 1860-1914 / Catharine Coleborne.

  • Coleborne, Catharine.
Date:
2010
  • Books

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Description

"Madness in the Family explores how colonial families coped with insanity through a trans-colonial study of the relationships between families and public colonial hospitals for the insane in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and New Zealand between 1860 and 1914"--Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Physical description

xv, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-213) and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    PP.91.AA8-9
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780230578074
  • 0230578071