Description
Product ID: | 9780814785638 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | The History of Disability |
Title: | The New Disability History |
Subtitle: | American Perspectives |
Authors: | Author: Lauri Umansky, Paul K. Longmore |
Page Count: | 422 |
Subjects: | Ethical issues and debates, Ethical issues & debates, USA |
Description: | Disability has always been a preoccupation of American society and culture. This title leads readers through hospital-schools, courtrooms, advocacy journals, and beyond to discover disability's past. It explores the complex meanings of disability as identity and cultural signifier in American history. A collected volume highlighting disability''s hidden history in American society |
Imprint Name: | New York University Press |
Publisher Name: | New York University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2001-03-01 |