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This collection examines the origins of asylum as a mechanism for the treatment of insanity. Taking a global view, it considers the socioeconomic & theoretical factors which have shaped the modern notion of madness & the need for confinement of those deemed to be insane.Porter, Roy is the author of 'Confinement of the Insane International Perspectives, 1800-1965' with ISBN 9780521802062 and ISBN 0521802067.
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