The modern mental hospital in late Nineteenth-Century Germany and Austria: psychiatric space and images of freedom and control
Topp, Leslie (2007) The modern mental hospital in late Nineteenth-Century Germany and Austria: psychiatric space and images of freedom and control. In: Moran, J. and Topp, Leslie and Andrews, J. (eds.) Madness, Architecture and the Built Environment. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 241-261. ISBN 9780415511629.
Abstract
Book synopsis: This is the first volume of papers devoted to an examination of the relationship between mental health/illness and the construction and experience of space. This historical analysis with contributions from leading experts will enlighten and intrigue in equal measure. The first rigorous scholarly analysis of its kind in book form, it will be of particular interest to the history, psychiatry and architecture communities.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Historical Studies |
| Depositing User: | Sarah Hall |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2018 13:42 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:43 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/23355 |
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