The New Disability History: American Perspectives

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Synopsis
In a series of scholarly but highly readable essays, this book opens discussion on the role of disabled people in American history. It also examines how history has been affected by perceptions of disability. For example, one article looks at the ways disability has been used to strengthen prejudice against particular ethnic groups and to justify discrimination - "experts" have often claimed that one or another group of immigrants is genetically inferior and prone to mental retardation or physical frailty. One essay is based on the Civil War letters of a deaf man to his family. Another looks at the ways Helen Keller's Socialist beliefs were stifled by those around her.
Copyright:
2001

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
1,122 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780814785638
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
New York University
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Social Studies
Submitted By:
Deborah Kent Stein
Proofread By:
Betsy R. C.
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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