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Disability Studies Today

Colin Barnes (Editor), Len Barton (Editor), Mike Oliver (Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-7456-2656-7
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288 pages
December 2002, Polity
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Contributors.

Chapter 1.Introduction: Colin Barnes, Mike Oliver and Len Barton.

Chapter 2.American Pragmatism, Sociology and the Development of Disability studies: Gary Albrecht.

Chapter 3.Disability Theory: Key Ideas, Issues and Thinkers: Carol Thomas.

Chapter 4.Disability and the Body: Bill Hughes.

Chapter 5.Theorizing Divisions and Hierarchies: Towards Commonality or Diversity: Ayeshea Vernon and John Swain.

Chapter 6.History, Power and Identity: Anne Borsay.

Chapter 7.Work, Disabled People and European Social Theory: Paul Abberley.

Chapter 8.Shooting for the Moon - Disability and Politics at the Millennium: Phil Lee.

Chapter 9. Academic Debates and Political Advocacy: the US Disability Movement: Harlan Hahn.

Chapter 10 Globalisation and Disability: Chris Holden and Peter Beresford.

Chapter 11.Disability and Globalising the Concept of Human Rights: Marcia Rioux.

Chapter 12 Re-viewing Disability Research: Geof Mercer.

Chapter 13. Disability, the Academy and the Inclusive Society: Colin Barnes, Mike Oliver and Len Barton.

Index.

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