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Feeble-Minded in Our Midst: Institutions for the Mentally Retarded in the South, 1900-1940 2 Revised edition
Steven Noll
Feeble-Minded in Our Midst: Institutions for the Mentally Retarded in the South, 1900-1940 2 Revised edition
Steven Noll
This text traces the history and development of institutions for the ""feeble-minded"" in South America between 1900 and 1940. It examines the influence of gender, race and class in the institutionalization process and relates policies in the South to those in the North and Midwest of America.
270 pages, 8 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 11, 1995 |
ISBN13 | 9780807845318 |
Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 272 |
Dimensions | 159 × 235 × 18 mm · 462 g |
Language | English |