Institutionalizing gender : madness, the family, and psychiatric power in nineteenth-century France /

This book examines the influence of gender and family values on the development of nineteenth-century French psychiatry.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hewitt, Jessie, 1981- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2020].
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Description
Summary:This book examines the influence of gender and family values on the development of nineteenth-century French psychiatry.
Physical Description:x, 238 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501753312
1501753312