Rainforest Asylum: The Enduring Legacy of Colonial Psychiatric Care in Malaysia 1861770812, 9781861770813

The author argues that psychiatric services in Malaysia retain many of the premises of colonial psychiatry, while little

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Rainforest Asylum: The Enduring Legacy of Colonial Psychiatric Care in Malaysia
1861770812, 9781861770813

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