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Название: Mad or Bad: Crime and Insanity in Victorian Britain Автор: David J. Vaughan Издательство: Pen & Sword ISBN: 1473864135 Год: 2017 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 256 Размер: 13,8 МБ Язык: Английский
In a violent 19th century, desperate attempts by the alienists - a new wave of 'mad-doctor' - brought the insanity plea into Victorian courts. Defining psychological conditions in an attempt at acquittal, they faced ridicule, obstruction - even professional ruin - as they strove for acceptance and struggled for change. It left 'mad people' hanged for offenses they could not remember, and ‘bad’ people freed on unscrupulous pleas.
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Mad or Bad: Crime and Insanity in Victorian Britain 
