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Disability in Twentieth-century German Culture
Carol Poore
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Paperback. Examines Germany's most tragic and tumultuous century to reveal how central the notion of disability is to modern German cultural history. This book explores the contradictions of a nation renowned for its social services programs yet notorious for its history of compulsory sterilization and eugenic dogma. Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability. Num Pages: 432 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; JFC; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
This is a groundbreaking exploration of disability in Germany - from the Weimar Republic to the fall of the Berlin Wall. ""Disability in Twentieth-Century German Culture"" examines Germany's most tragic and tumultuous century to reveal how central the notion of disability is to modern German cultural history. By examining a wide range of literary and visual depictions of disability, Carol Poore explores the contradictions of a nation renowned for its social services programs yet notorious for its history of compulsory sterilization and eugenic dogma. The book concludes with a brief memoir of the author's experiences in Germany as a person ... Read more
This is a groundbreaking exploration of disability in Germany - from the Weimar Republic to the fall of the Berlin Wall. ""Disability in Twentieth-Century German Culture"" examines Germany's most tragic and tumultuous century to reveal how central the notion of disability is to modern German cultural history. By examining a wide range of literary and visual depictions of disability, Carol Poore explores the contradictions of a nation renowned for its social services programs yet notorious for its history of compulsory sterilization and eugenic dogma. The book concludes with a brief memoir of the author's experiences in Germany as a person ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Corporealities: Discourses of Disability
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472033812
SKU
V9780472033812
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About Carol Poore
Carol Poore is Professor of German Studies at Brown University.
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