| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 272 pages) : illustrations (some color), portrait |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pineland Hospital and Training Center (New Gloucester, Me.) -- History.
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Pineland Hospital and Training Center (New Gloucester, Me.) |
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History. |
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Pineland Hospital and Training Center (New Gloucester, Me.) |
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Intellectual disability facilities -- Maine -- History.
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Intellectual disability facilities. |
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Maine. |
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People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Maine -- History.
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People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Murphy, Stephen T. Voices of Pineland. Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., ©2011 (DLC) 2011010593 |
| ISBN |
9781617354168 (electronic book) |
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1617354163 (electronic book) |
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9781617354151 (hardback) |
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9781617354144 |
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