Downs : the history of a disability / David Wright.
For 150 years, Down's Syndrome has constituted the archetypal mental disability, easily recognizable by distinct facial anomalies and physical stigmata. This book looks at the care and treatment of Down's sufferers from Medieval Europe to the present day.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Summary: | For 150 years, Down's Syndrome has constituted the archetypal mental disability, easily recognizable by distinct facial anomalies and physical stigmata. This book looks at the care and treatment of Down's sufferers from Medieval Europe to the present day. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 239 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199567935 (alk. paper) 019956793X (alk. paper) |