This book presents an analysis of the history of mental asylums in nineteenth century bengal it explores these institutions through several phases of their development which not only involved changes in medical treatment and its interpretation of the mentally challenged but also in the social composition of and the spatial distribution within mental institutions. Das d houses of madness insanity and asylums of bengal in nineteenth century india das debjani isbn 9780199458875 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Mentally ill institutional care india history 19th century india social conditions 19th century summary houses of madness is a history of asylums of colonial bengal in the 19th century it explores these institutions through several phases that not only involved changes in medical treatment and its interpretation . Houses of madness insanity and asylums of bengal in nineteenth century india debjani das new delhi india oxford university press 2015 first edition xiv 286 pages illustrations black and white maps black and white 23 cm related links institute of the history of medicine books stack level 6 welch library request pickup rc451i6 d37 2015 c 1 virtual shelf browse . Houses of madness insanity and asylums of bengal in nineteenth century india 9780199458875 medicine health science books amazoncom