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Affidavits [by M. Talbot and others] sworn before Lord ...
Matthew TALBOT (Attendant in a Lunatic Asylum.)And deponent saith, that Bella Adams, occasionally a most violent and outrageous lunatic, was restrained at most times with great difficulty. And deponent saith, he positively denies having ever given Mrs. Humieres orders to desire Betty ...
Asylum on the Hill: History of a Healing Landscape
Katherine ZiffAsylum on the Hill is the story of a great American experiment in psychiatry, a revolution in care for those with mental illness, as seen through the example of the Athens Lunatic Asylum.
The Language of Asylum: Refugees and Discourse
Steve KirkwoodThis book examines how refugees, asylum-seekers, locals and professional refugee workers make sense of asylum and refuge in the context of current UK asylum policies.
Bedlam
Nell LeyshonSet in the notorious 18th Century lunatic asylum that gives the play its name, Bedlam is the story of how a cruel and unusual institution starts to crumble, after the arrival of an unassuming country girl.
The Fate of Fenella: A Novel
Helen Mathers"An adulterous young woman - Her husband's affair with an evil French temptress - A violent murder - A sensational trial - Mesmerism and trances - A lunatic asylum - Jealousy - Revenge" These are just some of the plot elements of "The Fate ...
Rejecting Refugees: Political Asylum in the 21st Century
Carol BohmerUsing both in depth accounts by asylum applicants and interviews with lawyers and others involved, this book takes the reader on a journey through the process of applying for asylum in both the United States and Great Britain.
Kentucky’s First Asylum: A Saga of the People and Practices
Alma Wynelle Deese... mental institutions were downsizing or even being closed in the current deinstitutionalization movement. Kentucky's first asylum did finally have its history told. Chapter Ten I n January 1988, Dr. Melba Hay, from 391 Kentucky's First Asylum.
Madness in Australia: Histories, Heritage and the Asylum
Catharine ColeborneCovering the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century, the essays discuss the history of the asylum system in different colonies, patient histories, cultures of work, gender and race within the asylum , spatial constructions of madness, ...
Who is Worthy of Protection?: Gender-based Asylum and US ...
Meghana NayakThis book explores the politics of gender-based asylum through a comparative examination of asylum policy and cases regarding domestic violence, female circumcision, rape, trafficking, coercive sterilization/abortion, and persecution based ...
Who Is Worthy of Protection?: Gender-Based Asylum and U.S. ...
Meghana NayakQuoted in Carol Bohmer and Amy Shuman, “Gender and Political Asylum,” Foreign Policy Association Blog, April 13, 2011, accessed February 12, 2014, http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2011/04/13/gender-political-asylum/. All information on the ...
No Asylum
Ty TempletonSomeone has broken into Arkham Asylum hunting down all the supervillains locked up there, and Batman's life has just become more complicated because Gotham City's new mayor is the Penguin, and he has declared Batman an outlaw.
Treasured Lies
Kendall TalbotLonglisted for the 2016 Davitt Awards From award-winning author Kendall Talbot comes a new romantic adventure to dive into.
Flying Crows: A Novel
James LehrerConfined to a Missouri state insane asylum, a boy named Birdie is taken under the wing of Josh, an elderly patient who has learned the ropes at the institution and who eventually helps him escape, only to return himself to the asylum.
Happy
Amanda TalbotAmanda Talbot demonstrates how architecture and interior design at their best can make us safer, healthier, more efficient, enlightened and productive - all contributing to a fundamental sense of wellbeing.
Citizens of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1659-1750
F. Edward WrightTax lists of Somerset (1723), Talbot (1733), Chester Hd. (1721) Marks of Cattle of Kent, Somerset & Talbot.
Treasured Secrets
Kendall TalbotLonglisted for the 2016 Davitt Awards From Romantic Book of the Year winner Kendall Talbot comes an adrenaline-fuelled new series with sexy characters, exotic locations, and action-packed adventure.
Pakistan: A New History
Ian TalbotWith this study, Ian Talbot offers a detailed analysis of the problems which have beset Pakistan's nation-building enterprise since its birth in 1947.
The Haunting of Asylum 49: Chilling Tales of Aggressive ...
Richard EstepJoin paranormal investigator Richard Estep and Asylum 49 owner Cami Andersen for a behind-the-scenes insider tour of one of the world's most haunted hospitals.
Treasured Dreams
Kendall TalbotAn adrenaline-packed new Treasured adventure from award-winning author Kendall Talbot.
William Henry Fox Talbot: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty ...
J. Paul Getty MuseumAlso included are an introduction to the book and a chronological overview of the artist's life as well as an edited transcript of a colloquium on Talbot's career.
Working the Spaces of Power: Activism, Neoliberalism and ...
Janet NewmanHannah Berry, reflecting on her work with women asylum-seekers, reflected that: I can see actual positive benefits for individuals from what we are able to do. But these women [asylum-seekers] have got an active citizenship programme where ...
EU Asylum Procedures and the Right to an Effective Remedy
Marcelle RenemanThis book examines the meaning of the EU right to an effective remedy in terms of the legality and interpretation of the Procedures Directive in regard to several key aspects of asylum procedure: the right to remain on the territory of the ...
Escape to the Outback: Lost in Kakadu / Getting Wild / Her ...
Kendall TalbotLost In Kakadu -- Kendall Talbot An action adventure novel set in the Australian jungle where two unlikely people prove just how attractive opposites can be.
Freedom's Cry: The Popular Dimension in the Pakistan ...
Ian TalbotIan Arthur Talbot examines the role of popular participation in the Pakistan Movement and the social and psychological impact of the 1947 experience.
Evolution of a Missouri Asylum: Fulton State Hospital, 1851-2006
Richard L. Laelvides a patient's view of institutionalization. Gregg Andrews's Insane Sisters describes a fascinating case study in Missouri of how the admissions process into an asylum could be manipulated for economic gain. Some new histories reach well ...
The Last Asylum: A Memoir of Madness in Our Times
Barbara TaylorBarbara Taylor's The Last Asylum is a haunting memoir about illness and the psychiatric health system.
The Complete Treasured Series/Treasured Secrets/Treasured ...
Kendall TalbotDive into this adrenaline-fuelled new series with sexy characters, exotic locations and action-packed adventure by award-winning author Kendall Talbot!
Light and Photomedia: A New History and Future of the ...
Jai McKenzieIn Essays on Remarkable Photographs Sophie Howarth discusses Talbot's Latticed Window and highlights a correlation between Niépce's first photograph, Talbot's Latticed Window and the contemporary photograph by Jeff Wall, A view from ...
Legal Asylum: A Comedy
Paul Goldstein"Legal Asylum is a satiric tale of the lengths an ambitious law school dean will go to in order to secure her school into the top 5 of the US News and World Report annual ranking of the nation's best law schools"--
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