LONDON Albert.
Among the madmen.
Arlea
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| N° d'inventaire | 25259 |
| Format | 11 x 18 |
| Détails | 195 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782363082336 |
In 1925, Albert Londres put his fame to the service of a little-known cause: the confinement of the mentally ill. After denouncing the penal colonies of Guyana and Biribi, Albert Londres now intends to tackle another form of confinement: insane asylums. Once again encountering the unwillingness of the administrative authorities, the great reporter even attempted to pass himself off as insane.
Finally managing to enter several establishments, he conducted numerous interviews with patients, which provided the material for twelve articles - deliberately polemical. The editors of Le Petit Parisien hesitated before publishing this investigation, which did not appear until May 1925. Faced with the indignation of psychiatrists and alienists, Albert Londres, in the book that followed the publication of the report, was forced to soften certain passages and to disguise some proper names.
Finally managing to enter several establishments, he conducted numerous interviews with patients, which provided the material for twelve articles - deliberately polemical. The editors of Le Petit Parisien hesitated before publishing this investigation, which did not appear until May 1925. Faced with the indignation of psychiatrists and alienists, Albert Londres, in the book that followed the publication of the report, was forced to soften certain passages and to disguise some proper names.
Finally managing to enter several establishments, he conducted numerous interviews with patients, which provided the material for twelve articles - deliberately polemical. The editors of Le Petit Parisien hesitated before publishing this investigation, which did not appear until May 1925. Faced with the indignation of psychiatrists and alienists, Albert Londres, in the book that followed the publication of the report, was forced to soften certain passages and to disguise some proper names.