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Voices of Pineland : eugenics, social reform, and the legacy of "feeblemindedness" in Maine / by Stephen T. Murphy.
- Title
- Voices of Pineland : eugenics, social reform, and the legacy of "feeblemindedness" in Maine / by Stephen T. Murphy.
- Author
- Murphy, Stephen T.
- Publication
- Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., c2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HV3006.M22 P566 2011 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 272 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Pineland Hospital and Training Center (New Gloucester, Me.)
- Pineland Hospital and Training Center (New Gloucester, Me.) > History
- Institutionalization > history
- History, 20th Century
- Eugenics > history
- Residential Facilities > history
- Persons with Mental Disabilities > history
- Intellectual disability facilities > Maine > History
- People with mental disabilities > History. > Maine
- Maine
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- National context surrounding Maine's School for "Feeble-minded" -- Opening the institutional doors -- Eugenics, racism, and sterilization -- Continuing fears, legalized surgery, and institutional acceleration -- Receding eugenic influence: persisting policies -- Institutional exodus and expose -- From medical to legal: class action, consent decrees, and controversy -- Compliance debates and closure wars -- Contemporary reform and continuing legacy.
- ISBN
- 9781617354144 (pbk.)
- 1617354147 (pbk.)
- 9781617354151 (hbk.)
- 1617354155 (hbk.)
- 9781617354168 (e-book)
- 1617354163 (e-book)
- LCCN
- ^^2011010593
- OCLC
- 710903825
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library