Publisher | Verso |
ISBN 13 | 9781784784164 |
ISBN 10 | 1784784168 |
Book Description | When the wind of the 1960s blew through the world of psychiatry In 1961, when Franco Basaglia arrived outside the grim walls of the Gorizia asylum, on the Italian border with Yugoslavia, it was a place of horror, a Bedlam for the menta |
About the Author | John Foot is Professor of Modern Italian History in the School of Modern Languages, University of Bristol. He has published several books on sports and contemporary Italian history. He writes a blog for the Italian magazine Internazionale and has written for the Guardian, the Independent on Sunday, the Times Literary Supplement, the London Review of Books, and History Today. |
Language | English |
Author | John Foot |
Publication Date | 2023-08-01 |
Number of Pages | 432 pages |
The Man Who Closed the Asylums: Franco Basaglia and the Revolution in Mental Healt