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Author: Susan Burch
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Dimensions:
Width: 19.50cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.327kg
ISBN: 9781469661629
ISBN 10: 1469661624
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 30 April 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
A model of how to write histories that are as inclusive and broadly accessible as they are necessary.--H-Net A short but powerful book. . . . Committed offers a case study of how Native American history should be researched and written.--Annals of Iowa By identifying institutionalized people, mostly women, whose stories could be patched together through archival records and contemporary oral history interviews, Burch brings them out of the shadows to underscore not only the human cost but also the human capacity for hope, healing, and survival under the worst of circumstances.--Journal of American History Susan Burch's Committed is a pithy yet powerful read.--Law and History Review This slim volume packs a powerful punch. . . . Burch's theoretical framing of the subject is brilliant and encourages us to reckon with the history of psychiatric thought and its manifestation in institutional practice in new ways.--Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
By identifying institutionalized people, mostly women, whose stories could be patched together through archival records and contemporary oral history interviews, Burch brings them out of the shadows to underscore not only the human cost but also the human capacity for hope, healing, and survival under the worst of circumstances. --Journal of American History A short but powerful book. . . . Committed offers a case study of how Native American history should be researched and written. --Annals of Iowa This slim volume packs a powerful punch. . . . Burch's theoretical framing of the subject is brilliant and encourages us to reckon with the history of psychiatric thought and its manifestation in institutional practice in new ways. --Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences Susan Burch's Committed is a pithy yet powerful read. - Law and History Review A model of how to write histories that are as inclusive and broadly accessible as they are necessary. --H-Net
A model of how to write histories that are as inclusive and broadly accessible as they are necessary. --H-Net
A short but powerful book. . . . Committed offers a case study of how Native American history should be researched and written. --Annals of Iowa This slim volume packs a powerful punch. . . . Burch's theoretical framing of the subject is brilliant and encourages us to reckon with the history of psychiatric thought and its manifestation in institutional practice in new ways. --Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences Susan Burch's Committed is a pithy yet powerful read. - Law and History Review A model of how to write histories that are as inclusive and broadly accessible as they are necessary. --H-Net
Author Information
Susan Burch is professor of American studies at Middlebury College.
