Taylor, Steven J., 1949-

Acts of conscience World War II, mental institutions, and religious objectors / [electronic resource] : Steven J. Taylor. - 1st ed. - Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009. - xv, 484 p. : ill. - Critical perspectives on disability . - Critical perspectives on disability. .

Includes bibliographical references 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 expos�e as a progressive tool" -- "They were fighting everybody" -- "Mental hospitals are again under fire" -- "Another growing pain" -- "Scandal results in real reforms."


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Civilian Public Service--History.


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.


Electronic books.

RC443 / .T39 2009

362.2/1