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OverviewMadness in Buenos Aires examines the interactions between psychiatrists, patients and their families, and the national state in modern Argentina. This book offers a fresh interpretation of the Argentine state\u2019s relationship to modernity and social change during the twentieth century, while also examining the often contentious place of psychiatry in modern Argentina. Drawing on a number of previously untapped archival sources, author Jonathan Ablard uses the experience of psychiatric patients as a case study of how the Argentine state developed and functioned over the last century and of how Argentines interacted with it. Ablard argues that the capacity of the state to provide social services and professional opportunities and to control the populace was often constrained to an extent not previously recognized in scholarly literature. These limitations, including a shortage of hospitals, insufficient budgets, and political and economic instability, shaped the experiences of patients, their families, and doctors and also influenced medical and lay ideas about the nature and significance of mental illness. Furthermore, these experiences, and the institutional framework in which they were imbedded, had a profound impact on how Argentine psychiatrists discussed not only mental illness but also a host of related themes including immigration, poverty, and the role of the state in mitigating social problems. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan AblardPublisher: Ohio University Press Imprint: Ohio University Monographs in International Studies Volume: 47 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780896802599ISBN 10: 0896802590 Pages: 300 Publication Date: 28 October 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAblard... shows something that many scholars have suspected but no one has been able to prove: that despite discourses and intentions, the Argentine state has been historically weak and therefore its ability for exercising social control has been very limited. I hope that Ablard's book will encourage other scholars to take a fresh look at other dimensions of social control in Argentina. Mariano Ben Plotkin -- author of Argentina on the Couch: Psychiatry, State, and Society, 1880 to the Present Ablard... shows something that many scholars have suspected but no one has been able to prove: that despite discourses and intentions, the Argentine state has been historically weak and therefore its ability for exercising social control has been very limited. I hope that Ablard's book will encourage other scholars to take a fresh look at other dimensions of social control in Argentina. <br> Mariano Ben Plotkin -- author of Argentina on the Couch: Psychiatry, State, and Society, 1880 to the Present Author InformationJonathan Ablard is an assistant professor at Ithaca College, where he teaches Latin American history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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