Author : Monika Ankele
Publisher : Transcript Verlag, Roswitha Gost, Sigrid Nokel u. Dr. Karin Werner
ISBN 13 : 9783837647884
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Material Cultures of Psychiatry by : Monika Ankele
Download or read book Material Cultures of Psychiatry written by Monika Ankele and published by Transcript Verlag, Roswitha Gost, Sigrid Nokel u. Dr. Karin Werner. This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past, our ideas on psychiatric hospitals and their history have been shaped by objects like straitjackets, cribs, and binding belts. By focusing on material cultures, this book offers a new perspective on the history of psychiatry as a complex entanglement where power is permanently negotiated.