Rethinking disability in India
by Ghai, Anita
Moving away from clinical, medical or therapeutic perspectives on disability, this book explores disability in India as a social, cultural and political phenomenon, arguing that this "difference" should be accepted as a part of social diversity. It further interrogates the multiple issues of identification of the disabled and the forms of oppression they face.--
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- Full title :Rethinking disability in India / Anita Ghai.
Summary
Moving away from clinical, medical or therapeutic perspectives on disability, this book explores disability in India as a social, cultural and political phenomenon, arguing that this "difference" should be accepted as a part of social diversity. It further interrogates the multiple issues of identification of the disabled and the forms of oppression they face.--
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- Publication Date:©2015
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:New Delhi
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2015
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 364 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781315734064, 1315734060
- oclc:on1082543122
- LC Classification:HV1559.I4
- Dewey Decimal:362.40954
Table of Contents
An autobiographical note : my own journey -- Conversations about disability : the cultural landscape -- Understanding disability : slippery ropes -- At the periphery : marginalized disabled lives -- Mystifying realities : right to life -- Theorizing disability -- Politics of identity : oppression and resistance -- Need for a paradigm shift : conceptualizing disability studies.
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