Keeping America sane : psychiatry and eugenics in the United States and Canada, 1880-1940 / Ian Robert Dowbiggin.
| Author/creator | Dowbiggin, Ian Robert, 1952- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, ©1997. |
| Description | xvi, 245 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cornell studies in the history of psychiatry Cornell studies in the history of psychiatry. ^A380102 |
| Contents | An exodus of enthusiasm : psychiatry in Canada and the United States, 1880-1920 -- A confusing wildness of recommendations : G. Alder Blumer, eugenics, and U.S. psychiatry, 1880-1940 -- Keeping this young country sane : C.K. Clarke, eugenics, and Canadian psychiatry, 1890-1940 -- A question of public health : psychiatry, eugenics, and immigration in the United States, 1880-1925 -- Conclusion : reflections on the history of eugenics. |
| Local note | Little-306891--305131012467X |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 97003425 |
| ISBN | 0801433568 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WM 11 AA1 D744K 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |