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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226379258 Title: The architecture of madness : insane asylums in the United States Author: Carla Yanni Publisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2007. ISBN/ISSN: 9780816654352 0816654352 OCLC:226379258

  
  

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The architecture of madness : insane asylums in the United States

Author:	Carla Yanni
Publisher:	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2007.
Series:	Architecture, landscape, and American culture series.
Edition/Format:	eBook : Document : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Carla Yanni tells a compelling story of therapeutic design, from Americas earliest purpose-built institutions for the insane to the asylum construction frenzy in the second half of the century. Generously illustrated, The Architecture of Madness is a fresh and original look at the American medical establishments century-long preoccupation with therapeutic architecture as a way to cure social ills.
Rating:	based on 1 rating(s) 1 with a review
Subjects	Asylums -- United States -- Design and construction -- History. Psychiatric hospitals -- United States -- Design and construction -- History. Hospital architecture -- United States -- History. View all subjects
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