Institutions of confinement
hospitals, asylums, and prisons in Western Europe and North America, 1500-1950
by Norbert Finzsch
A major interdisciplinary study of the development of hospitals, insane asylums, and prisons in America and Europe, this book resulted from discussions between its two editors about their work on the history of hospitals, poor relief, deviance, and crime, and a subsequent conference held in June 1992 by the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C., that attempted to assess the impacts of Foucault and Elias.
Eighteen contributors from six different countries with backgrounds in history, sociology, criminology, and public health utilize various methodological approaches and reflect the various viewpoints in the theoretical debate over Foucault's contribution to historical research.
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History, Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Prisons, Prisons, europe, Prisons, united states, Hospitals, historyPlaces
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Institutions of Confinement: Hospitals, Asylums, and Prisons in Western Europe and North America, 15001950 (Publications of the German Historical Institute)
January 28, 1997, Cambridge University Press
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in English
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Institutions of confinement: hospitals, asylums, and prisons in Western Europe and North America, 1500-1950
1996, German Historical Institute, Cambridge University Press
in English
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Institutions of confinement: hospitals, asylums, and prisons in Western Europe and North America, 1500-1950
1996, Cambridge University Press
in English
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Based on revised versions of papers delivered at a conference held at the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C., from June 6-9, 1992.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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