ISBN-13: 9781469648446 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 268 str.
ISBN-13: 9781469648446 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 268 str.
Though the origins of asylums can be traced to Europe, the systematic segregation of the mentally ill into specialized institutions occurred in the US only after 1800, just as the struggle to end slavery took hold. Wendy Gonaver examines the relationship between these two historical developments.