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Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812281347
- ISBN
- 9780812281347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.58
€ 63.58
Hardcover. Disability is often described in a way that suggests it is a permanent, relatively stable state. This volume argues that the relationship between impairment (physical state) and disability is neither fixed nor permanent but is fluid and not easily predicted. Editor(s): Barnartt, Sharon N. Series Editor(s): Altman, Barbara Mandell; Barnartt, Sharon N. Series: Research in Social Science and Disability. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243775
- ISBN
- 9780857243775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.16
€ 137.16
Hardback. The British Welfare State initially seemed to promise welfare for all, but excluded millions of disabled people. This book examines attempts in the subsequent three decades to reverse this exclusion. It also provides the first major analysis of the Disablement Income Group and the Thalidomide campaign. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JFFG; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316428
- ISBN
- 9781447316428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
Hardcover. dsfsdfsdf Editor(s): Roulstone, Alan. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHB; JNV; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450418
- ISBN
- 9781137450418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.70
€ 138.70
Hardcover. This comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection, examines disability from a theoretical perspective, challenging views of disability that dominate mainstream thinking. Throughout, social theories of disability intersect with ideas associated with sex/gender, race/ethnicity, class and nation. Editor(s): Goodley, Dan; Hughes, Bill; Davis, Lennard J. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFJ; JHBA; LNTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 221 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243255
- ISBN
- 9780230243255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Paperback. This book provides a socio-historical account of the changing treatment of disabled people in Britain from the 1940s to the present day. It asks whether life has really changed for disabled people and shows the value of using biographical methods in new and critical ways to examine social and historical change over time. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427861
- ISBN
- 9781847427861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Hardcover. Drawing from long term ethnographic work and practice in Guatemala, this incisive and interdisciplinary text brings in perspectives from critical disability studies, postcolonial theory and critical development to explore the various interactions and dynamics between disability and extreme poverty in rural areas. Series: Palgrave Studies in Disability and International Development. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; GTF; JFFA; JFFG; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307972
- ISBN
- 9781137307972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardcover. This book explores the lived realities of people with disabilities from across the developing world and examines how the coping strategies of individuals and families emerge in different contexts. Editor(s): Eide, Arne H.; Ingstad, Benedicte. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 180 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428851
- ISBN
- 9781847428851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Hardback. Why passing is a crucial concept in disability studies Editor(s): Brune, Jeffrey A.; Wilson, Daniel J. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFFG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439909799
- ISBN
- 9781439909799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.89
€ 94.89
Paperback. Why passing is a crucial concept in disability studies Editor(s): Brune, Jeffrey A.; Wilson, Daniel J. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439909805
- ISBN
- 9781439909805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Focusing on Faulkner, Morrison and Coetzee as authors, critics and Nobel Prize-winning intellectuals, this book explores shifting representations of disability in 20th and 21st century literature and proposes new ways of reading their works in relation to one another, whilst highlighting the ethical, aesthetic and imaginative challenges they pose. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349332267
- ISBN
- 9781349332267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Disabled persons' struggles for rights and recognition Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJP; JFFG; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222473
- ISBN
- 9780253222473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. Editor(s): Loeser, Cassandra; Crowley, Vicki; Pini, Barbara. Num Pages: 234 pages, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137534767
- ISBN
- 9781137534767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.29
€ 140.29
Hardback. Disability can be either an ascribed status or an achieved status and its combination with other statuses will affect the person's social experiences. This issue challenges critical thinking about the interrelationships with disability. It questions if the concepts and methods of intersectionality can be applied to disability at all. Editor(s): Barnartt, Sharon N.; Altman, Barbara Mandell. Series: Research in Social Science and Disability. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783501564
- ISBN
- 9781783501564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.00
€ 148.00
Hardcover. Disability and Inequality explores the lived experiences of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Jamaica. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JFFG; JFFJ; JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449252
- ISBN
- 9781137449252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; GTF; JFF; JHB; JPQB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349686360
- ISBN
- 9781349686360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Paperback. Burke demonstrates the normality of disability - that children are children whatever their label - and the need for a sensitive professional understanding of the impact of both physical and learning disabilities on family members, in order to improve their quality of life. Num Pages: 168 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 121 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843103967
- ISBN
- 9781843103967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.20
€ 45.20
Hardback. Editor(s): Bruyere, Susanne Marie. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 tables, 4 charts, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JHBL; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501700583
- ISBN
- 9781501700583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.09
€ 40.09
Hardcover. For people with learning disabilities, effective communication presents a special set of challenges. By analyzing a series of real-life conversations and encounters between people with learning disabilities and those who work with them, this book provides illuminating insight into the ways people are treated in routine conversations. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; JFFG; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470682661
- ISBN
- 9780470682661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.94
€ 113.94
Hardcover. Disability and Disaster adds disaster research to the expanding area of disability studies. The book includes writings by international scholars and first-hand narratives from individuals with disabilities affected by disasters around the globe. Hazards described in these narratives include earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, and war. Editor(s): Kelman, Ilan; Stough, Laura M. Series: Disaster Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 1 black & white halftones, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 table. BIC Classification: JFFC; JFFG; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485991
- ISBN
- 9781137485991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.18
€ 138.18
Paperback. This book explores the possibilities and limitations re-theorizing disability using historical materialism in the interdisciplinary contexts of social theory, cultural studies, social and education policy, feminist ethics, and theories of citizenship. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFK; JFSC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137577320
- ISBN
- 9781137577320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardback. This book explores the possibilities and limitations re-theorizing disability using historical materialism in the interdisciplinary contexts of social theory, cultural studies, social and education policy, feminist ethics, and theories of citizenship. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230100183
- ISBN
- 9780230100183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Exploring some of the most pressing issues in performance, cultural and disability studies, Petra Kuppers investigates the ways in which disabled performers challenge, change and work with stereotypes through their work. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AS; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415302395
- ISBN
- 9780415302395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Hardcover. Examines an array of issues related to disability and community. This title also examines a range of social institutions and practices such as education, employment, and cultural venues and the extent to which and how they include people with disabilities in the workings of these institutions. Editor(s): Scotch, Richard K.; Carey, Allison C. Series Editor(s): Barnartt, Sharon N.; Altman, Barbara Mandell. Series: Research in Social Science and Disability. Num Pages: 305 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857247995
- ISBN
- 9780857247995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.42
€ 153.42