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Insanity, Race and Colonialism

Managing Mental Disorder in the Post-Emancipation British Caribbean, 1838-1914

Palgrave Macmillan

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Part of the book series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies (CIPCSS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Leonard Smith
    Pages 1-5
  3. Caribbean Institutions in Context

    • Leonard Smith
    Pages 6-28
  4. The Early Lunatic Asylums

    • Leonard Smith
    Pages 29-48
  5. Reform — The Jamaica Lunatic Asylum

    • Leonard Smith
    Pages 75-96
  6. Colonial Asylums in Transition

    • Leonard Smith
    Pages 97-125
  7. Pathways to the Asylum

    • Leonard Smith
    Pages 126-152
  8. The Patient Challenge

    • Leonard Smith
    Pages 153-172
  9. The Colonial Asylum Regime

    • Leonard Smith
    Pages 173-191
  10. Conclusion

    • Leonard Smith
    Pages 192-197
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 198-285

About this book

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.

Reviews

"A richly-researched and wide-ranging study, that forces readers to think again about the history of psychiatry, about empire, and about its impact on the Caribbean." - James H. Mills, Professor of Modern History, Centre for the Social History Of Health and Healthcare (CSHHH) Glasgow, University of Strathclyde, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Birmingham, UK

    Leonard Smith

About the author

Leonard Smith is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has written extensively on the history of provision for the insane in the 18th and 19th centuries. His publications include 'Cure, Comfort and Safe Custody': Public Lunatic Asylums in early Nineteenth-Century England (1999) and Lunatic Hospitals in Georgian England, 1750-1830 (2007). He has worked in mental health services since 1973.

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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