From idiocy to mental deficiency : historical perspectives on people with learning disabilities / ed...
From idiocy to mental deficiency : historical perspectives on people with learning disabilities / ed...
From idiocy to mental deficiency : historical perspectives on people with learning disabilities / edited by David Wright and Anne Digby.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Date
1996.
Call Numbers
N362.30941/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Contexts and perspectives / Anne Digby -- 2. Mental handicap in medieval and early modern England: Criteria, measurement and care / Richard Neugebauer -- 3. Idiocy, the family and the community in early modern northern England / Peter Rushton -- 4. Identifying and providing for the mentally disab...
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1996.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency is the first book devoted to the social history of people with learning disabilities in Britain. Approaches to learning difficulties have changed dramatically in recent years. The implementation of 'Care in the Community', the campaign for disabled rights, and the debate over the education of children with special...
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From idiocy to mental deficiency : historical perspectives on people with learning disabilities / edited by David Wright and Anne Digby.
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Notes
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Studies in the social history of medicine.
Based on a conference sponsored by the Society for the Social History of Medicine, held in London in 1992.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N362.30941/3
Record Identifier
74Vvp6JvQB6y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvp6JvQB6y
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ISBN
041511215X
DDC
362.30941
MMS ID
991005183799702626
