Theaters of Madness: Insane Asylums and Nineteenth-Century American Culture by Benjamin Reiss

Theaters of Madness: Insane Asylums and Nineteenth-Century American Culture

Benjamin Reiss

240 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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In the mid-1800s, a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums—many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. Housed in magnificent structures with lush grounds, patients participated i...

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