Beschreibung:
A Space of Their Own: The Archaeology of Nineteenth Century Lunatic Asylums in Britain, South Australia, and Tasmaniaby Susan Piddock, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia
The first volume to examine institutional archaeology on a global level
A Space of Their Own.- The Archaeology of Institutions.- The Archaeology of Lunatic Asylums.- The Changing Face of Insanity and Rise of the Institution.- Constructing the 'Ideal'.- The British Lunatic Asylum: Ideals and Realities.- South Australia and the 'Ideal' Lunatic Asylum.- Tasmania and the 'Ideal' Asylum.- The 'Ideal' Asylum: A World of Difference.- Conclusion: Archaeology and Lunatic Asylums.