Looking After Miss Alexander: Care, Mental Capacity, and the Court of Protection in Mid-Twentieth-Century England

In 1939, fifty-nine-year-old Beatrice Alexander was found incapable of managing her own property and affairs, despite her claims that she was perfectly well. A history of mental capacity law in twentieth-century England and Wales, Looking After Miss Alexander examines ideas of mental illness, citizenship, care, and the role of the state.

• | Author: Janet Weston
• | Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 15, 2023
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780228014683
• | ISBN-10: 0228014689