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The Problem of Mental Deficiency: Eugenics, Democracy, and Social Policy in Britain C.1870-1959 (Oxford Historical Monographs)
The Problem of Mental Deficiency Eugenics Democracy and Social Policy in Britain C18701959 - Oxford Historical Monographs
Author: Mathew Thomson
This is the first full study of the great alarm about "mental defectives" in Britain between 1870 and 1959, and the resulting policies of segregation, community care, and sexual sterilization. Mathew Thomson examines the origins of these policies in central government and shows how they were put into practice by health professionals and local au...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780198206927
ISBN-10: 0198206925
Publication Date: 4/20/1998
Pages: 351
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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