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Society & culture: general
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
€ 129.19
€ 129.19
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
€ 155.97
€ 155.97
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
€ 57.89
€ 57.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604564129
- ISBN
- 9781604564129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.62€ 77.63
€ 113.62
€ 77.63
Hardcover. Create campuses inclusive and supportive of disabled students, staff, and faculty Disability in Higher Education: A Social Justice Approach examines how disability is conceptualized in higher education and ways in which students, faculty, and staff with disabilities are viewed and served on college campuses. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNM; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 180 x 43. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118018224
- ISBN
- 9781118018224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.36
€ 56.36
Paperback. Explores the global changes in disability awareness, technology, and policy from the viewpoint of disabled people and their families in a range of local contexts. This book reports on ethnographic research in Brazil, Uganda, Botswana, Somalia, Britain, Israel, China, India, and Japan. It addresses the definition of human rights in local contexts. Editor(s): Ingstad, Benedicte; Whyte, Susan Reynolds. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHMP; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246171
- ISBN
- 9780520246171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Paperback. Disability Politics and Community Care encourages health and welfare professionals and policy makers to start working much more closely with disabled people themselves. He presents practical suggestions for the changes necessary for the proposed reorganisation of service provision which will re-define direct work with disabled people. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026522
- ISBN
- 9781853026522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.21
€ 52.21
Hardcover. Disability Studies and Spanish Culture is the first book to explore representations of intellectual disabilities (Down syndrome, autism, alexia/agnosia) in contemporary Spanish films, novels, a graphic novel/comic and public expositions by disabled artists. Series: Representations: Health, Disability, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318702
- ISBN
- 9781846318702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.33
€ 53.33
Hardback. Provides an invaluable introduction to the concerns and controversies surrounding disability and disability studies. The arguments presented in this book have important political and policy implications for both disabled and non--disabled people. Contains contributions from established figures, as well as newcomers to the field. Editor(s): Barnes, Colin; Barton, Len; Oliver, Mike. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626567
- ISBN
- 9780745626567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.47
€ 87.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446267677
- ISBN
- 9781446267677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.96
€ 47.99
€ 47.96
Paperback. Images of disability pervade language and literature, yet disability remains an unspoken topic in today's culture. The twenty-five essays in Disability Studies provide perspectives on disabled people and on disability in the humanities, art, the media, medicine, psychology, the academy, and society. Editor(s): Snyder, Sharon L; Brueggemann, Professor Brenda Jo (The Ohio State University The Ohio State University, USA. The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University,); Garland-Thomson, Professor Rosemarie (Emory University, USA). Num Pages: 386 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America United States
- Edition
- Pap/Cdr
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873529815
- ISBN
- 9780873529815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
Paperback. Since the 1970s the ascendancy of minority identities based on gender, race, and sexuality has transformed the landscape of cultural theory, embracing greater political urgency and relevance. This book provides evidence of the value and utility that a disability studies perspective can bring to these and other key questions. Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050390
- ISBN
- 9780472050390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.76
€ 31.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606922538
- ISBN
- 9781606922538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.33€ 38.41
€ 53.33
€ 38.41
Hardback. Covering a diverse range of figures and issues from Jonathan Swift's pornographic poetry to Oscar Wilde's famous cello-shaped coat this book collapses Irish studies into the critical perspective of disability studies: linking 'Irishness' and 'disability' together allows the emergence of a new critical perspective, an Irish disability studies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy in illustrated covers with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004414
- ISBN
- 9780230574656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Argues for change in the meaning society ascribes to disability, seeing it as a useful life experience that affects all of society, rather than a temporary or chronic problem for the individual to overcome. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802084378
- ISBN
- 9780802084378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.67
€ 57.67
Hardback. Disability: a Life Course Approach provides students and teachers with easy access to many of the most important current disability issues and debates. It provides a clearly focused account, and bridges some important gaps in the existing disability literature by including issues relevant to disabled people of all ages. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625126
- ISBN
- 9780745625126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.95
€ 87.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Select Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590791240
- ISBN
- 9781590791240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.30
€ 19.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Draws on disabled young people's own accounts of their childhood. This book describes their experiences of the health, education and welfare systems. It offers explanations for continued prejudice against disabled people in an age of equal opportunity. Editor(s): Stevenson, Olive. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB1; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632050550
- ISBN
- 9780632050550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.16
€ 94.16
Paperback. Disabled children who are unable to live at home are doubly needy: in addition to their disability, they are deprived of normal family life. Children who do not grow up in a stable, nurturing environment are unlikely to achieve their potential. Moreover, disabled children often have complex medical problems. Editor(s): Burns, Claire. Series: Practical Guide from the Mac Keith Press. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Mac Keith Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898683582
- ISBN
- 9781898683582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.48
€ 41.48
paperback. This volume of essays attempts to identify the shared experiences of disabled children and examine the key debates about their care and control. The essays follow a chronological progression while focusing on the practices in a number of different countries. Series: Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFG; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138662100
- ISBN
- 9781138662100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.85
€ 71.85
Hardcover. Reveals the IDEA's shortcomings, but also suggests ways in which resources might be allocated more evenly along class lines Num Pages: 293 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JN; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814708101
- ISBN
- 9780814708101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.38
€ 59.38
paperback. In the year 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force. This book reviews the implications of the Act for disabled people. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFFG; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861344250
- ISBN
- 9781861344250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.60
€ 47.60
Paperback. By examining policy, meanings of 'home' and potential barriers to housing options, this book provides a comprehensive overview and investigation of housing issues for disabled people from a social model perspective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428059
- ISBN
- 9781847428059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.14
€ 49.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Grover, Chris; Piggott, Linda. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447318330
- ISBN
- 9781447318330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.27
€ 50.27