Letter from Leonard Roy Frank to James David Barber

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Title:
Letter from Leonard Roy Frank to James David Barber
Description:
Response to Barber's article, "Rationalizing Torture: The Dance of the Intellectual Apologists." Bringing attention to the domestic torture practice of electroconvulsive therapy, the use of which Frank believes is informed by the same justification tactics. A list of relevant articles and persons are included along with an appeal for Barber to take action to bring the issue to the pubblic's attention.
Creator:
Frank, Leonard Roy
Addressee:
Barber, James David
Date:
December 7, 1985
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 2 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Judi Chamberlin Papers
Subjects:
Electroconvulsive therapy
Psychological torture
Shock therapy
Amnesty International
Extent:
3 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums768-b002-f006-i007
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Place of origin:
San Francisco (Calif.)
Language:
English
Notes:
Digitization sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Identifier:
mums768-b002-f006-i007