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Author:
Milne-Smith, Amy, 1977- author.
Title:
Out of his mind : masculinity and mental illness in Victorian Britain / Amy Milne-Smith.
Publisher:
Manchester University Press,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
xi, 311 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Men--History--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Mental illness--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Masculinity--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Maladies mentales--Grande-Bretagne--Histoire--19e siecle.
Masculinite--Grande-Bretagne--Histoire--19e siecle.
Masculinity.
Men--Mental health.
Mental illness.
Great Britain.
1800-1899
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-302) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 6. Degeneration and madness: inheritance, neurasthenia, criminals, and GPI. 2. Men in the community: home care, doctors' care, and travellers -- 3. Personal shame: failures of morality and the will -- 4. Madmen out of the attic: reputation, rage, and liberty -- 5. Media panics: stories of violence, danger, and men out of control -- 6. Degeneration and madness: inheritance, neurasthenia, criminals, and GPI.
Series:
Gender in history
ISBN:
9781526155030
1526155036
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1276932950
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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