James Moran is Professor in History at the University of Prince Edward Island
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List of tables Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: civil law and madness in transatlantic context 2 Suing for a lunatic: lunacy investigation law, 1320-1890 3 Indefinite mental states: negotiating the legal definition of madness 4 Trials of madness: family struggles over property in England 5 Care and protection: managing madness in England 6 Atlantic crossing: lunacy law as colonial inheritance 7 Family, friends and neighbours: localizing madness in New Jersey 8 Asylum in the community: managing madness in New Jersey 9 Orders in lunacy: lunacy investigation law and the asylum reconsidered 10 Conclusion Bibliography Index
List of tables Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: civil law and madness in transatlantic context 2 Suing for a lunatic: lunacy investigation law, 1320-1890 3 Indefinite mental states: negotiating the legal definition of madness 4 Trials of madness: family struggles over property in England 5 Care and protection: managing madness in England 6 Atlantic crossing: lunacy law as colonial inheritance 7 Family, friends and neighbours: localizing madness in New Jersey 8 Asylum in the community: managing madness in New Jersey 9 Orders in lunacy: lunacy investigation law and the asylum reconsidered 10 Conclusion Bibliography Index
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