La Castañeda Insane Asylum

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The book provides an unprecedented look into La Castañeda General Insane Asylum, a mental health institution established in Mexico City in 1910, just before the Mexican Revolution. It explores how the asylum's environment was influenced by the significant social and political changes during the Revolution and the subsequent modernization efforts in Mexico. Through this lens, it examines the intersection of mental health care and broader historical transformations in the country.