David J. Vaughan, Mad or Bad: Crime and Insanity in Victorian Britain

The insanity plea, and crime in Victorian Britain more generally, is a subject which attracts both scholarly and general interest. The nineteenth century saw a crucial growth in the medical professionalization of the management and study of the “mad”, allowing for an expansion of theories on, and e...

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Auteur principal: MacHugh, Fiona
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Anglais
Publié: Crime, Histoire & Sociétés 2022
Accès en ligne:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM

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