{"product_id":"mental-illness-and-learning-disability-since-1850-finding-a-place-for-mental-disorder-in-the-united-kingdom-9780415514132","title":"Mental Illness and Learning Disability Since 1850: Finding a Place for Mental Disorder in the United Kingdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Pamela Dale\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking forward the debate on the role and power of institutions for treating and incarcerating the insane, this volume challenges recent scholarship and focuses on a wide range of factors impacting on the care and confinement of the insane since 1850, including such things as the community, Poor Law authorities, local government and the voluntary sector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestioning the notion that institutions were generally 'benign' and responsive to the needs of households, this work also emphasizes the important role of the diversity of interests in shaping institutional facilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fresh, stimulating step forward in the history of institutional care, \u003cem\u003eMental Illness and Learning Disability since 1850\u003c\/em\u003e is undoubtedly an important resource for student and scholar alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45235981484183,"sku":"9780415514132","price":4068.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415514132.webp?v=1769211539","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mental-illness-and-learning-disability-since-1850-finding-a-place-for-mental-disorder-in-the-united-kingdom-9780415514132","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}