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Questions of Power

Questions of Power The Politics of Women's Madness Narratives

Hardback (01 May 2002)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book explores the psychiatric pathologizing of women and the ways in which women have used autobiographical writing to rebel against forced treatment and incarceration. It also outlines the history of psychiatric treatment in the United States and examines the connection between larger social movements and reforms in the care of women mental patients.

Book information

ISBN: 9781611492002
Publisher: University Press Copublishing Division
Imprint: University of Delaware Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 186
Weight: 463g
Height: 242mm
Width: 168mm
Spine width: 17mm