Imperial Bedlam: Institutions of Madness in Colonial Southwest Nigeria
by Sadowsky, Jonathan
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0520216172
- ISBN 13
- 9780520216174
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi, 169pp., index, biblio., notes. "In 1906 the British colonial government of southern Nigeria began the policy of using asylums to confine Africans deemed insane. Yet, as even many in the government recognized, insanity is a condition that shows cultural variation. Who decided who was insane, and how did they make this decision? In Imperial Bedlam, Jonathan Sadowsky pursues these questions by examining archival sources, mission records, hospital publications, and patient case files.".
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Quickhatch Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004642
- Title
- Imperial Bedlam: Institutions of Madness in Colonial Southwest Nigeria
- Author
- Sadowsky, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First
- ISBN 10
- 0520216172
- ISBN 13
- 9780520216174
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Nigeria Africa Health Care Mental Illness Psychiatric Hospital
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa; Medical;
Terms of Sale
Quickhatch Books
Items shipped promptly worldwide. Additional postage may apply to some international destinations or for oversize or overweight items. Postage reduced from standard rates on lightweight books and ephemera. Full refund of purchase price if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quickhatch Books
Biblio member since 2007
Ottawa, Ontario
About Quickhatch Books
In our 17th year of sharing Canadiana, natural and social sciences, travel, scholarly works and other interesting primarily non-fiction in English, French, and other languages of the world.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Biblio
- The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's...