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Looking After Miss Alexander: Care, Mental Capacity, and the Court of Protection in Mid-Twentieth-Century England - States, People, and the History of Social Change
Janet Weston
Looking After Miss Alexander: Care, Mental Capacity, and the Court of Protection in Mid-Twentieth-Century England - States, People, and the History of Social Change
Janet Weston
In 1939, fifty-nine-year-old Beatrice Alexander was found incapable of managing her own property and affairs, despite her claims that she was perfectly well. A history of mental capacity law in twentieth-century England and Wales, Looking After Miss Alexander examines ideas of mental illness, citizenship, care, and the role of the state.
192 pages, 5 photos; 5 photos
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 15, 2023 |
ISBN13 | 9780228014683 |
Publishers | McGill-Queen's University Press |
Pages | 192 |
Dimensions | 229 × 152 × 14 mm · 318 g |
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