Madness and Society in Eighteenth-Century Scotland (Oxford Studies in Social History)

Year 2000
Pages 464
Binding Hardcover

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The listing describes Madness and Society in Eighteenth-Century Scotland (Oxford Studies in Social History) by R. A. Houston as a history book that adds background to its subject. The copy shown here is 2000 • Oxford Univ Pr on Demand • 464 pages.

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