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Exploring Disability
Colin Barnes
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Description for Exploring Disability
Hardback. The second edition of this widely used text has been carefully rewritten to ensure that it is up-to-date with cutting-edge debates, evidence, and policy changes. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 188 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
The second edition of this widely used text has been carefully rewritten to ensure that it is up-to-date with cutting-edge debates, evidence, and policy changes. Since the book's initial publication, there has been an expansion of interest in disability in the social sciences, and disability has come to play an increasingly prominent role in political debates. The new edition takes account of all these developments, and also gives greater emphasis to global issues in order to reflect the increasing and intensifying interdependence of nation states in the twenty-first century.
The second edition of this widely used text has been carefully rewritten to ensure that it is up-to-date with cutting-edge debates, evidence, and policy changes. Since the book's initial publication, there has been an expansion of interest in disability in the social sciences, and disability has come to play an increasingly prominent role in political debates. The new edition takes account of all these developments, and also gives greater emphasis to global issues in order to reflect the increasing and intensifying interdependence of nation states in the twenty-first century.
The authors examine, amongst other issues,the changing nature of ... Read more
The second edition of Exploring Disability will be indispensable for students across the social sciences, and in health and social care, who really want to understand the issues facing disabled people and disabling societies.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745634852
SKU
V9780745634852
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99-1
About Colin Barnes
Colin Barnes is Professor of Disability Studies in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds and Visiting Professor of Disability Studies at the University of Halmstad, Sweden Geof Mercer is a former Reader in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds.
Reviews for Exploring Disability
"The key debates around disability are given a thorough airing in this revised edition of a widely used text" Times Educational Supplement "If students and teachers want one resource to assist in their exploration of disability studies, then this is it. It's up-to-date, comprehensive and coherent, outlining the key themes and issues in a readable way. No-one studying ... Read more