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Asylum: A History of the Mental Institution in America(1989)
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Date: 1989-01-01
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The complex and controversial history of the mental institution in the U.S. through a detailed study of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.
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The complex and controversial history of the mental institution in the U.S. through a detailed study of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.
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1989-01-01
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