Acts of conscience World War II, mental institutions, and religious objectors / [print and electronic resource] :
Steven J. Taylor.
- 1st ed.
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009.
- xv, 484 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- Critical perspectives on disability .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-466) and indexes.
"Work of national importance under civilian direction" -- "Religious training and belief" -- "An experiment in democracy" -- "A significant epoch in your life" -- "Detached units" -- "A working compromise between church and state" -- "Out of sight, out of mind" -- "A mind that found itself" -- "They asked for a hard job" -- "Bughousers" and "conchies" -- "The exposeÌ as a progressive tool" -- "They were fighting everybody" -- "Mental hospitals are again under fire" -- "Another growing pain" -- "Scandal results in real reforms."
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Psychiatric hospitals--History--United States--20th century. People with mental disabilities--Education--History--United States--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors--United States.