Mad-doctors in the dock defending the diagnosis, 1760-1913 / Joel Peter Eigen.
| Author/creator | Eigen, Joel Peter, 1947- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2016] |
| Description | xiii, 206 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Nasty, brutish, and short : criminal trials before the lawyer -- Delusion and its discontents -- When practitioners become professionals : the alienists' claim to knowledge -- The diagnosis in the dock -- The witness takes the stand -- Homicidal mania : provenance and cultural context -- The view from the bench : judicial discretion and forensic-psychiatric evidence -- Conclusion : on the origins of diagnosis. |
| General note | This is the third of three volumes surveying a century and a half of insanity trials between 1760 and 1913; it follows Witnessing insanity and Unconscious crime. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015043855 |
| ISBN | 9781421420486 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1421420481 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |