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Acts of conscience [print and electronic resource] : World War II, mental institutions, and religious objectors / Steven J. Taylor.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Critical perspectives on disabilityPublication details: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 484 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780815609155 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0815609159 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 362.2/1 22
LOC classification:
  • RC443 .T39 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
"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."

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.

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