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Framing the moron : the social construction of feeble-mindedness in the American eugenic era /
Framing the moron details the variety of dehumanizing and fear-inducing rhetoric employed by the American eugenic movement during the early twentieth century, which led to tens of thousands of innocent people being involuntarily sterilized, forced into institutions, and otherwise maltreated.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester ; New York :
Manchester University Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | Disability history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Framing the moron details the variety of dehumanizing and fear-inducing rhetoric employed by the American eugenic movement during the early twentieth century, which led to tens of thousands of innocent people being involuntarily sterilized, forced into institutions, and otherwise maltreated. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 203 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1781705895 9781781705896 9781526103420 1526103427 |