Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-347) and index.
Contents:
Idiots in America -- Edward Seguin and the irony of physiological education -- The burden of the feebleminded -- Living and working in the institution, 1890-1920 -- The menace of the feebleminded -- Sterilization, parole, and routinization -- Remaking of mental retardation : of wars, angels, parents, and politicians -- Intellectual disability and the dilemma of doubt -- Epilogue on suffering fools gladly.
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