A major interdisciplinary study of the development of prisons, hospitals and insane asylums in America and Europe, this book resulted from discussions between its two editors about their work on the history of hospitals, poor relief, deviance, and crime, and a subsequent conference held in 1992 by the German Historical Institute that attempted to assess the impacts of Foucault and Elias. Seventeen contributors from six different countries with backgrounds in history, sociology and criminology utilize various methodological ...
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A major interdisciplinary study of the development of prisons, hospitals and insane asylums in America and Europe, this book resulted from discussions between its two editors about their work on the history of hospitals, poor relief, deviance, and crime, and a subsequent conference held in 1992 by the German Historical Institute that attempted to assess the impacts of Foucault and Elias. Seventeen contributors from six different countries with backgrounds in history, sociology and criminology utilize various methodological approaches and reflect the various viewpoints in the theoretical debate over Foucault's work.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Library of Congress Classification label on the spine. 382 p. Publications of the German Historical Institute. Audience: Professional and scholarly. LCCN 96012324 Type of material Book Main title Institutions of confinement: hospitals, asylums, and prisons in Western Europe and North America, 1500-1950 / edited by Norbert Finzsch and Robert Ju?tte. Published/Created New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Description viii, 369 p.; 24 cm. ISBN 0521560705 LC classification HV8501. I57 1996 Related names Finzsch, Norbert. Ju?tte, Robert. Subjects Prisons--Europe, Western--History. Hospitals--Europe, Western--History. Prisons--United States--History. Hospitals--United States--History. Notes Based on revised versions of papers delivered at a conference held at the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C., from June 6-9, 1992. Includes bibliographical references and index. Series Publications of the German Historical Institute Dewey class no. 362.1/1/094 Geographic area code ew-----n-us---
