Scotland's Asylums in the First World War: Life in the Margins
Author:   Jennifer Farquharson
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
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9783031978289


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   12 September 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Scotland's Asylums in the First World War: Life in the Margins


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Author:   Jennifer Farquharson
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783031978289


ISBN 10:   3031978285
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   12 September 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Acquiring War Hospitals.- The Journey into the Asylum.- Building an Inpatient Hierarchy.- Power and Relationships on the Ward.- 'Valuable' Patients and the Asylum Economy.- Patient Letters of the First World War.- Conclusion.

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Jennifer Farquharson is an independent researcher specialising in early twentieth-century mental healthcare in Scotland, architectural history, and building conservation. She currently works in the heritage sector at Historic Environment Scotland, where she communicates specialist research to general audiences through books, online learning, exhibitions, films, and more. Jennifer was awarded her doctorate in history from Glasgow Caledonian University, in the UK, and is a member of the Society for the Social History of Medicine, the British Society for the History of Science, and an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historic Society.  

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