James Moran
Madness on Trial: A Transatlantic History of English Civil Law and Lunacy
Madness on Trial: A Transatlantic History of English Civil Law and Lunacy
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This book explores the influence of civil law on perceptions and responses to madness in England and New Jersey, revealing the ties between civil law, local custom, and perceptions of madness in transatlantic perspectives. It will be of interest to scholars in law, medicine, psychiatry, and madness studies.
Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 13 May 2019
Publisher: Manchester University Press
This comprehensive exploration delves into the profound impact of civil law on perceptions and responses to madness in both England and New Jersey. While the study of the influence of civil law on the history of madness has received limited academic attention, this body of law, which has evolved and developed over a span of five hundred years, exerted a significant influence on how individuals from England's privileged classes understood and reacted to mental illness. Furthermore, the civil law governing the response to madness in England was successfully exported to various colonies, including New Jersey. By examining a rich and rare collection of trials related to lunacy in New Jersey, this book sheds light on the intricate connections between civil law, local customs, and perceptions of madness in a transatlantic context. This book holds immense relevance for scholars engaged in law, medicine, psychiatry, and the study of madness, as well as contemporary issues related to mental capacity and guardianship.
This book examines the powerful influence of civil law on understandings and responses to madness in England and in New Jersey.
The influence of civil law on the history of madness has not hitherto been of major academic investigation. This body of law, established and developed over a five hundred year period, greatly influenced how those from Englands propertied classes understood and responded to madness. Moreover, the civil law governing the response to madness in England was successfully exported into several of its colonies, including New Jersey.
Drawing on a well-preserved and rare collection of trials in lunacy in New Jersey, this book reveals the important ties of civil law, local custom, and perceptions of madness in transatlantic perspectives. This book will be highly relevant to scholars interested in law, medicine, psychiatry, and madness studies, as well as contemporary issues in mental capacity and guardianship.
Weight: 448g
Dimension: 216 x 150 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526133038
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