Madness and society in eighteenth-century Scotland

How did people view mental health problems in the 18th century, and what do the attitudes of ordinary people towards those afflicted tell us about the values of society at the time? This study draws on contemporary sources

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Houston, R. A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 2000, 2000
Series:Oxford studies in social history / Oxford studies in social history
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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