Understanding disability : from theory to practice
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Bibliographic Information
Understanding disability : from theory to practice
Macmillan Press, 1996
- : hbk
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
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  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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  United Kingdom
  Germany
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  France
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  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-181) and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780333599150
Description
Understanding Disability develops some of the main themes and issues surrounding disability that have arisen in the last twenty years, offering both a personal journey of exploration and understanding and an attempt to take further our theoretical understanding of disability.
Table of Contents
From Personal Struggle to Political Understanding.- Fundamental Principles of Disability.- The Social Model in Context Citizenship, Welfare and Community.- Care Social Policy and Welfare: From Needs to Rights Education for All?.- Rehabilitating Society.- The World of Disability.- Understanding the Hegemony of Disability.- Disability, Politics and Citizenship.- Intellectuals and the Disability Movement.
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780333599167
Description
Mike Oliver's work has had an enormous influence on our understanding of disablement in society...The book should prove useful and enlightening to disabled and non-disabled people alike...written in the clear, concise and honest style characteristic of Mike Oliver's work...it makes a valuable contribution to the debates about our understanding of disability and the position of disabled people in society.' Gerry Zarb, Policy Studies;Understanding Disability develops some of the main themes and issues surrounding disability that have arisen in the last twenty years, offering both a personal journey of exploration and understanding and an attempt to take further our theoretical understanding of disability.
Table of Contents
From Personal Struggle to Political Understanding - Fundamental Principles of Disability - The Social Model in Context - Citizenship, Welfare and Community Care - Social Policy and Welfare: From Needs to Rights - Education for All? Rehabilitating Society - The World of Disability - Understanding the Hegemony of Disability - Disability, Politics and Citizenship - Intellectuals and the Disability Movement
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