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Madness in the Family
Insanity and Institutions in the Australasian Colonial World, 1860–1914
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eBook - PDF
Madness in the Family
Insanity and Institutions in the Australasian Colonial World, 1860–1914
About this book
Madness in the Family explores how colonial families coped with insanity through a trans-colonial study of the relationships between families and public colonial hospitals for the insane in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and New Zealand between 1860 and 1914.
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Yes, you can access Madness in the Family by C. Coleborne in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Australian & Oceanian History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Colonial Psychiatry in the Australasian World
- 2 Families and the Colonial Hospital System, 1860–1910
- 3 Families and the Language of Insanity
- 4 Writing to and from the Asylum
- 5 Tracing Families for Maintenance Payments
- 6 Porous Boundaries: Families, Patients and Practices of Extra-Institutional Care
- 7 Conclusion: Families, Insanity and the Archive
- Appendix: Indications of Insanity Noted by Family and Friends of Inmate Prior to Committal
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index