Mad kings, proper houses, and an asylum in rural Ireland

American Anthropologist

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 539-554

  Saris, A Jamie ^a  

^a ST PATRICK S COLLEGE   (Ireland)

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EID: 0030517350     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1996.98.3.02a00080     Document Type: Article

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