The problem of mental deficiency: eugenics, democracy and social policy in Britain, c.1870-1959
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Main Author: Thomson, Mathew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 1998
Series:Oxford historical monographs
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Online Access:DE-12
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Item Description:This volume studies the alarm about 'mental defectives' in Britain between 1870 and 1959, and the policies of segregation, community care, and sexual sterilization. It examines the origins of these central government policies, showing how they were practiced by health professionals and local authorities
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 351 p.)
ISBN:9780191677380
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198206927.001.0001

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