Madness, Architecture and the Built Environment Psychiatric Spaces in Historical Context

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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.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine
Author:
Leslie Topp; James E. Moran; Jonathan Andrews
ISBN:
9781135653156
Related ISBNs:
9780415511629, 9780203715376, 9780415375290
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
358
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2023-09-19
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2007
Copyright by:
Leslie Topp, James E. Moran and Jonathan Andrews 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Art and Architecture, History, Medicine, Nonfiction, Psychology