Acts of Conscience World War II, Mental Institutions, and Religious Objectors |
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| Author:
| Taylor, Steven |
| Series title: | Critical Perspectives on Disability Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-0915-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.00 |
Book Description:
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In the mid- to late 1940s, a group of young men rattled the psychiatric establishment by beaming a public spotlight on the squalid conditions and brutality in our nation's mental hospitals and training schools for people with psychiatric and intellectual disabilities. This book presents the extraordinary efforts of these courageous men.
In the mid- to late 1940s, a group of young men rattled the psychiatric establishment by beaming a public spotlight on the squalid conditions and brutality in our nation's mental hospitals and training schools for people with psychiatric and intellectual disabilities. This book presents the extraordinary efforts of these courageous men.