A Disability History of the United States |
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| Author:
| Nielsen, Kim E. |
| Series title: | Revisioning History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8070-2202-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press
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| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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A Disability History of the United States will fundamentally reposition how we view our American past-from a narrow master narrative to a shared history that encompasses all of us regardless of race, class, gender, and ideology. Through powerful and varied stories we witness how the labor movement evolved as disability activists fought for jobs, how war veterans returning with disabilities secured civil rights, and the impact disability had on shifting cultural expressions of...
More Description A Disability History of the United States will fundamentally reposition how we view our American past-from a narrow master narrative to a shared history that encompasses all of us regardless of race, class, gender, and ideology. Through powerful and varied stories we witness how the labor movement evolved as disability activists fought for jobs, how war veterans returning with disabilities secured civil rights, and the impact disability had on shifting cultural expressions of care-giving, medicinal breakthroughs, and education reform.