At home in the institution : material life in asylums, lodging houses and schools in Victorian and Edwardian England

Publication Data

• Title At home in the institution : material life in asylums, lodging houses and schools in Victorian and Edwardian England
• Author Jane Hamlett
• Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date 2015
• Publication location Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Language English

Contents

Introduction: Domesticity beyond the home; Material life; Institutions and power; Scope and sources
Public asylums
Asylums for the upper and middle classes
Schools for boys
Schools for girls
Common lodging houses
Model lodging houses
Conclusion: At home in the institution.

Topics

• Public institutions :: Social aspects :: England :: History :: 19th century
• Public institutions :: Social aspects :: England :: History :: 20th century
• Institutional care :: Social aspects :: England :: History :: 19th century
• Inmates of institutions :: England :: History
• Asylums :: England :: History
• Lodging-houses :: England :: History
• Public schools :: England :: History
• England :: Social conditions :: 18th century
• England :: Social conditions :: 19th century
• England

At home in the institution : material life in asylums, lodging houses and schools in Victorian and Edwardian England by Jane Hamlett. ISBN 9781137322388. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.