The Afterlives of the Psychiatric Asylum |
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| Author:
| Moon, Graham
Kearns, Robin |
| Series title: | Geographies of Health Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-367-66880-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2020 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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Focussing on the 'recycling' of both the idea of the psychiatric asylum and its sites, buildings and landscapes, this book makes theoretical connections to current trends in mental health care and to ideas in cultural/urban geography. The process of closing asylums and how asylums have survived in specific contexts and markets is assessed and consi
Focussing on the 'recycling' of both the idea of the psychiatric asylum and its sites, buildings and landscapes, this book makes theoretical connections to current trends in mental health care and to ideas in cultural/urban geography. The process of closing asylums and how asylums have survived in specific contexts and markets is assessed and consi