The spaces of the hospital : spatiality and urban change in London 1680-1820 / Dana Arnold.

Main entry:

Arnold, Dana, author.

Title & Author:

The spaces of the hospital : spatiality and urban change in London 1680-1820 / Dana Arnold.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.

Description:

xvi, 155 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-150) and index.
The spaces of the hospital -- Heterotopias -- There is no place like home -- Matter out of place -- The gift: dare quam accipere -- The complete urbanisation of society.

Summary:

The Spaces of the Hospital examines how hospitals operated as a complex category of social, urban and architectural space in London from 1680 to 1820. This period witnessed the transformation of the city into a modern metropolis. The hospital was very much part of this process and its spaces, both interior and exterior, help us to understand these changes in terms of spatiality and spatial practices. Exploring the hospital through a series of thematic case studies, Dana Arnold presents a theoretically refined reading of how these institutions both functioned as internal discrete locations and interacted with the metropolis. Examples range from the grand royal military hospital, those concerned with the destitute and the insane and the new cultural phenomenon of the voluntary hospital. This engaging book makes an important contribution to our understanding of urban space and of London, uniquely examining how different theoretical paradigms reveal parallel readings of these remarkable hospital buildings.

ISBN:

9780415325158 (hb ; alk. paper)
0415325153 (hb ; alk. paper)
9780415325165 (pb ; alk. paper)
0415325161 (pb ; alk. paper)
(ebook)
9780203358139
0203358139 (ePub ebook)
9780203358139 (ePub ebook)

Subject:

Space (Architecture) England London History 18th century.
Architecture and society England London History 18th century.
Hospital buildings England London History 18th century.
Medicine History 17th century.
Medicine History 18th century.
Hospital Design and Construction history
Architecture as Topic history.
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
Social Change history
Espace (Architecture) Angleterre Londres Histoire 18e siècle.
Architecture et société Angleterre Londres Histoire 18e siècle.
Hôpitaux (Édifices) Angleterre Londres Histoire 18e siècle.
Médecine Histoire 17e siècle.
Médecine Histoire 18e siècle.
Médecine Histoire 19e siècle.
Medicine
Architecture and society
Buildings
Hospital buildings
Social conditions
Space (Architecture)
Hospital
Krankenhausbau
Stadtentwicklung
London (England) Social conditions 18th century.
London (England) Buildings, structures, etc.
London
England London

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 290036
Call No.: BIB 232780
Status: Available

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