Insanity, Race and Colonialism Managing Mental Disorder in the Post-Emancipation British Caribbean, 1838-1914 | EKB DL

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Insanity, Race and Colonialism Managing Mental Disorder in the Post-Emancipation British Caribbean, 1838-1914

Description

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.

Keywords

ScienceHistoryPolitical ScienceImperialismSocial HistoryAmericas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Public PolicySocial PolicySocial ScienceSociologyColonialism & Post-ColonialismSocial Services & WelfareMinority Studies

2014Book

Author(s)Leonard D. Smith

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9781137028624

LanguageEnglish

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