"The Staff of Oedipus looks at a wide range of writing on disability within the framework of ancient social history. Martha L. Rose examines not only ancient literature, but also evidence from papyri, skeletal remains, inscriptions, sculpture, and painting, as well as modern sou…
"The Staff of Oedipus looks at a wide range of writing on disability within the framework of ancient social history. Martha L. Rose examines not only ancient literature, but also evidence from papyri, skeletal remains, inscriptions, sculpture, and painting, as well as modern sou…
"The Staff of Oedipus looks at a wide range of writing on disability within the framework of ancient social history. Martha L. Rose examines not only ancient literature, but also evidence from papyri, skeletal remains, inscriptions, sculpture, and painting, as well as modern sou…
Handbook of disability studies
by Albrecht, Gary L., Seelman, Katherine D., Bury, Michael
This path-breaking handbook signals the emergence of a vital new area of scholarship, social policy and activism. It aims to be a thought-provoking, interdisciplinary, international examination of this field.
Handbook of disability studies
by Albrecht, Gary L., Seelman, Katherine D., Bury, Michael
This path-breaking handbook signals the emergence of a vital new area of scholarship, social policy and activism. It aims to be a thought-provoking, interdisciplinary, international examination of this field.
An introduction to and an overview of current concerns and controversies in the field of disability studies. Whilst the focus is primarily on theoretical innovation and advancement, the arguments presented have political and policy implications for both disabled and non-disabled…
An introduction to and an overview of current concerns and controversies in the field of disability studies. Whilst the focus is primarily on theoretical innovation and advancement, the arguments presented have political and policy implications for both disabled and non-disabled…
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"Students and professionals can use Disability Sport, Second Edition, as a springboard to further research; as an up-to-date reference; and as a tool in working with, or preparing to work with, all athletes with disabilities."--Jacket
"Students and professionals can use Disability Sport, Second Edition, as a springboard to further research; as an up-to-date reference; and as a tool in working with, or preparing to work with, all athletes with disabilities."--Jacket.
"In this highly original study of the cultural assumptions governing our conception of people with disabilities, Lennard J. Davis argues forcefully against 'ableist' discourse and for a complete recasting of the category of disability itself. Enforcing normalcy surveys the emerg…
"A study of the global oppression of people with disabilities and the international movement that has recently emerged to resist it ... A theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism, and colonialism."--Jacket.