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Witnessing Insanity : Madness and Mad-Doctors in the English Court
Witnessing Insanity Madness and MadDoctors in the English Court
Author: Joel Peter Eigen
This intriguing book is the first systematic investigation of the evolution of medical testimony in British insanity trials from its beginnings in 1760 to 1843, when the Insanity Rules were formulated during the trial of Daniel McNaughtan. Drawing on testimony of courtroom participants from hundreds of ordinary prosecutions-ranging from burglar...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300062892
ISBN-10: 0300062893
Publication Date: 3/20/1995
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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