{"product_id":"lunatic-hospitals-in-georgian-england-1750-1830-9780415759182","title":"Lunatic Hospitals in Georgian England, 1750-1830","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leonard Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Modern - 18th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLunatic Hospitals in Georgian England, 1750-1830\u003c\/em\u003e constitutes the first comprehensive study of the philanthropic asylum system in Georgian England. Using original research and drawing upon a wide range of expertise on the history of mental health this book demonstrates the crucial role of the lunatic hospitals in the early development of a national system of psychiatric institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese hospitals were to form an essential historical link in the emergence of a national system of institutional provision for mentally disordered people. They provided important prototypes for the subsequent development of a network of state-sponsored lunatic asylums during the nineteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an impressive volume which covers various areas including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe provincial lunatic hospitals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emanaging the hospital\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emanaging the insane.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will interest specialist historians as well as mental health professionals and people interested in local and regional studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45236599324823,"sku":"9780415759182","price":4233.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415759182.webp?v=1769213696","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/lunatic-hospitals-in-georgian-england-1750-1830-9780415759182","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}