'Curing Queers' Mental Nurses and Their Patients, 1935-74 |
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| Author:
| Dickinson, Tommy |
| Series title: | Nursing History and Humanities Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78499-358-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $33.99 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on a rich array of source materials including previously unseen, fascinating (and often quite moving) oral histories, archival and news media sources, 'Curing queers' examines the plight of men who were institutionalised in British mental hospitals to receive 'treatment' for homosexuality and transvestism, and the perceptions and actions of
Drawing on a rich array of source materials including previously unseen, fascinating (and often quite moving) oral histories, archival and news media sources, 'Curing queers' examines the plight of men who were institutionalised in British mental hospitals to receive 'treatment' for homosexuality and transvestism, and the perceptions and actions of