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Madness in Buenos Aires - Patients, Psychiatrists and the Argentine State, 1890-1983

English · Paperback / Softback

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Klappentext "Madness in Buenos Aires "examines the interactions between psychiatrists, patients and their families, and the national state in modern Argentina. This book offers a fresh interpretation of the Argentine state's relationship to modernity and social change during the twentieth century, while also examining the often contentious place of psychiatry in modern Argentina. Drawing on a number of previously untapped archival sources, author Jonathan Ablard uses the experience of psychiatric patients as a case study of how the Argentine state developed and functioned over the last century and of how Argentines interacted with it. These experiences, and the institutional framework in which they were imbedded, had a profound impact on how Argentine psychiatrists discussed not only mental illness but also a host of related themes including immigration, poverty, and the role of the state in mitigating social problems.

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Authors Jonathan Ablard, Jonathan D. Ablard
Publisher University of ohio press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 28.10.2008
 
EAN 9780896802599
ISBN 978-0-89680-259-9
No. of pages 319
Dimensions 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
Series Ohio Ris Latin America
Ohio Ris Latin America
Subject Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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