{"product_id":"petty-tyranny-and-soulless-discipline-patients-policy-and-practice-in-public-mental-hospitals-in-england-1918-1930-hardcover","title":"Petty Tyranny and Soulless Discipline?: Patients, Policy and Practice in Public Mental Hospitals in England, 1918-1930 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Hilton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first dedicated book on public mental hospital services in England in the decade following World War I.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePetty Tyranny and Soulless Discipline?\u003c\/i\u003e examines England's public mental hospitals for the working class after World War I. Claire Hilton combines narratives of patients' difficult daily lives with an analysis of competing agendas from campaigners, the government, and new medical knowledge to build a complex picture of mental health provision. Patient experiences, including their admission, care, treatment, discharge, and sometimes death, are illuminated in previously unexplored primary sources and situated within the broader context of reform and change (or lack thereof). While offering a comprehensive history of psychiatric care in early twentieth-century England, the book also draws on historical insights to reflect on contemporary mental health practices, making it relevant to historians, mental health professionals, and patients alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Hilton\u003c\/b\u003e is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, and an honorary archivist at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53502592876851,"sku":"9781800088597","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/q00hxdnaDN9781800088597.webp?v=1781644989","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/petty-tyranny-and-soulless-discipline-patients-policy-and-practice-in-public-mental-hospitals-in-england-1918-1930-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}