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Society & culture: general
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
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.20
€ 38.99
€ 33.20
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
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.75
€ 44.99
€ 44.75
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
€ 205.59
€ 205.59
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
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Condition: New
€ 36.24
€ 36.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lewiekci-Wilson, Cynthia; Cellio, Jen. Series: Critical Perspectives on Disability. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Ed, 1st Pr 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632849
- ISBN
- 9780815632849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.34
€ 51.34
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
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
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
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Condition: New
€ 96.30
€ 96.30
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
€ 179.33
€ 179.33
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
€ 50.54
€ 50.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621939
- ISBN
- 9781900621939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.54
€ 27.99
€ 24.54
Paperback. An approachable but critical introduction to the complex relationship between disability and the media, bringing together prominent theoretical work and research on disability internationally, with analysis and examples of a range of contemporary media issues in news, the press, broadcasting and new media. Series: Key Concerns in Media Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293205
- ISBN
- 9780230293205
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Condition: New
€ 46.92
€ 46.92
Hardcover. A journalist's passionate expose of the media's portrayal of the disabled. Num Pages: 284 pages, 24 cm. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- UPNE
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584654735
- ISBN
- 9781584654735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.15
€ 31.99
€ 28.15
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
€ 164.16
€ 164.16
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
€ 212.83
€ 212.83
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
€ 61.19
€ 61.19
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
€ 116.02€ 80.14
€ 116.02
€ 80.14
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
€ 58.38
€ 58.38
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
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Hardcover. An exploration of disability in Germany, from the Weimar Republic to the fall of the Berlin Wall. This book examines a range of literary and visual depictions of disability, focusing particular attention on disability and Nazi culture. It reveals how central the notion of disability is to modern German cultural history. Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability. Num Pages: 480 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFG; JPFQ; PSAK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472115952
- ISBN
- 9780472115952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.78
€ 125.78
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
€ 53.29
€ 53.29
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
€ 54.51
€ 54.51
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
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
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
€ 49.07
€ 49.07
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
€ 59.80
€ 59.80