Madness in the city of magnificent intentions a history of race and mental illness in the nation's capital
In this work, Summers documents the history of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, a federal mental institution in Washington, DC, in relation to that city's African American community. He sheds light on the intersections of the historical process of racialization, medical and cultural understandings of...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2019
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | In this work, Summers documents the history of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, a federal mental institution in Washington, DC, in relation to that city's African American community. He sheds light on the intersections of the historical process of racialization, medical and cultural understandings of insanity, the exercise of institutional power, and individual and collective agency |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xiii, 390 Seiten Illustrationen, 3 Karten |
| ISBN: | 9780190852641 978-0-19-085264-1 |