Overview
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., [2011]
©2011 - Locale
- Maine
- Contents
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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. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781617354144
1617354147
9781617354151
1617354155
9781617354168
1617354163 - Physical Description
- xi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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