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Residential Institutions in Britain, 1725-1970

Residential Institutions in Britain, 1725-1970

Jane Hamlett

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2016
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Historia de la medicina
ISBN:
9781138662124
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The essays in this collection explore both organizational intentions and inhabitants’ experiences in a diverse range of British residential institutions during a period when such provision was dramatically increasing.

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