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Insanity, Race and Colonialism: Managing Mental Disorder in the Post-Emancipation British Caribbean, 1838-1914 - Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies L. Smith
Insanity, Race and Colonialism: Managing Mental Disorder in the Post-Emancipation British Caribbean, 1838-1914 - Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies
L. Smith
Despite emancipation from the evils of enslavement in 1838, most people of African origin in the British West Indian colonies continued to suffer serious material deprivation and racial oppression. This book examines the management and treatment of those who became insane, in the period until the Great War.
304 pages, 7 black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 22, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781137028624 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 285 |
| Dimensions | 146 × 224 × 22 mm · 385 g |
| Language | English |