Inventing the Feeble Mind: A History of Mental Retardation in the United States

Author:   James W. Trent
Publisher:   University of California Press
Volume:   6
ISBN:  

9780520203570


Pages:   356
Publication Date:   19 December 1995
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   James W. Trent
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.463kg
ISBN:  

9780520203570


ISBN 10:   0520203577
Pages:   356
Publication Date:   19 December 1995
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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This well-written history of mental retardation documents our changing perceptions of the 'feebleminded.' . . . This is must reading for anyone interested in this vital subject. Replete with shocking photographs and a 40-page reference list. A shattering document. -- Psychoanalytic Books


""This well-written history of mental retardation documents our changing perceptions of the 'feebleminded.' . . . This is must reading for anyone interested in this vital subject. Replete with shocking photographs and a 40-page reference list. A shattering document.""--""Psychoanalytic Books


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James W. Trent, Jr. is Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Work at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

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