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Author: James W. Trent
ISBN : 0520203577
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James W. Trent uses public documents, private letters, investigative reports, and rare photographs to explore our changing perceptions of mental retardation over the past 150 years. He contends that the economic vulnerability of mentally retarded people (and their families), more than the claims made for their intellectual or social limitations, has determined their institutional treatment.
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- Series: Medicine and Society
- Paperback: 356 pages
- Publisher: University of California Press (December 19, 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0520203577
- ISBN-13: 978-0520203570
- Product Dimensions: 1 x 5.9 x 8.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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I spent a good deal of time in libraries looking for information that was ALL CONTAINED IN THIS BOOK. Trent does an amazing job of piecing together a social/medical history of mental retardation. No medical book, no first person type accounts, no histories of institutionalization touched this book. This book draws from all the different disciplines to present a complete picture (as good history books do). It is highly readable and engaging. It's academic and rigorous yet entertaining. I recommend this book wholeheartedly.
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James Trent has written an excellent comprehensive history of mental retardation in the U.S. Readers will also find pertinent photographs, and a full bibiography. This volume is a resource for students, human-services professionals, and historians. I highly recommend it.
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