Madness on Trial. A Transatlantic History of English Civil Law and Lunacy, Paperback - James Moran

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Christopher (King's College London, UK) WinchNumber of pages: 152Collection: Key Debates i...

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