Emese Lafferton

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Hungarian Psychiatry, Society and Politics in the Long Nineteenth Century (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

Hungarian Psychiatry, Society and Politics in the Long Nineteenth Century (eBook, PDF)

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Autor

Emese Lafferton is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the Central European University, Vienna, Austria. She has published a range of articles and book chapters in English on various aspects of the history of psychiatry, medicine and racial sciences in the long nineteenth century. In addition, she has edited several books and thematic journal issues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 441
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030857066
• Artikelnr.: 63065316

Rezensionen

"Emese Lafferton's latest book is the first-ever comprehensive monograph concerning the history of psychiatry in Hungary. It is the result of decades of research ... . Students of medical history may also find the book of value, as the case of Hungary can provide insights that are not found in the discussions of psychiatry in the core Western countries that comprise the majority of the English language literature on the topic." (Attila Kund, Austrian History Yearbook, October 23, 2023)

"The volume under review here addresses several interrelated and less-developed dimensions of histoficization: the cfitical history of psychiatry, the inception of public health in East Central Europe, and the interrelation of welfare policy and nation-building. Choosing the nineteenth century as a timeline to frame her histofical reconstruction, Emese L afferton succeeds in interconnecting public health and psychiatry ... ." (Victoria Schmidt, Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung, Vol. 72 (4), 2023)