Institutions of Confinement: Hospitals, Asylums, and Prisons in Western Europe and North America, 1500-1950 (Publications of the German Historical Institute) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Institutions of Confinement: Hospitals, Asylums, and Prisons in Western Europe and North America, 1500-1950 (Publications of the German Historical Institute) Book

A study of the development of prisons, hospitals and insane asylums in America and Europe which grew out of disc ussions between its two editors about their work on the history of hospitals, poor relief, deviance, and crime, and a subsequent conference 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.Read More

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  • 0521534488
  • 9780521534482
  • 30 January 2003
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 384
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