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In the mid-1800s a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums - many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. This work prompts us to reflect on what our society can learn from a generation that urgently and creatively tried to solve the problem of mental illness.

Theaters of Madness

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/07/2008
      ISBN13: 9780226709642, 978-0226709642
      ISBN10: 0226709647
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      Theatre studies Mental health services

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      Book Synopsis
      In the mid-1800s a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums - many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. This work prompts us to reflect on what our society can learn from a generation that urgently and creatively tried to solve the problem of mental illness.

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