A refuge of cure or care : the sensory dimensions of confinement at the Worcester State Hospital for the insane /: the sensory dimensions of confinement at the Worcester State Hospital for the insane. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Madeline Kearin Ryan.
• Authors: Ryan, Madeline Kearin
• Contents: Chapter 1: &ldquo;A State of Conscious and Permanent Visibility&rdquo;: Sight as an Instrument of Cure and Control Chapter 2: <span style="font-weight:bold;"> &ldquo;As Syllable from Sound&rdquo;: The Sonic Dimensions of Confinement Chapter 3: The Smell of the Insane: Disciplining the Olfactory Domain Chapter 4: Dirty Bread, Forced Feeding, and Tea Parties: The Uses and Abuses of Food Chapter 5: &ldquo;Curious Relics&rdquo; and &ldquo;Drafty Corridors&rdquo;: The Material World of the Asylum
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 362.2109744; Mental illness -- Treatment -- Massachusetts -- History -- 19th century; Senses and sensation; History -- 19th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781793643827
• Related ISBNs: 9781793643810
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• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.