Idiocy : a cultural history /

The term 'idiot' is a damning put down, whether deployed on the playground or in the board room. People stigmatized as being 'intellectually disabled' today must confront variants of the fear and pity with which society has greeted them for centuries. This study explores how arti...

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Main Author: McDonagh, Patrick (Author)
Corporate Author: UPSO eCollections (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2008.
Series:Representations (Liverpool, England)
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