Intellectual Disability: A Conceptual History, 1200-1900 - 9781526151643

This collection of essays investigates the historical genealogy of our contemporary ideas of intellectual or learning disability. The essays engage with literary, educational, cultural, legal, religious, psychiatric and philosophical histories to track how and why these precursor ideas arose and explore how they helped shape current concepts. -- .

• | Edited By: Patrick Mcdonagh
• | Publisher: Manchester University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 30, 2021
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1526151642
• | ISBN-13: 9781526151643