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Disability Politics and Theory
A J Withers
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Description for Disability Politics and Theory
Paperback. Num Pages: 149 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234. BIC Classification: JP. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 9. Weight: 234.
Providing an accessible introduction to the subject, this concise survey explores the concept of disability as it has been conceived from the late 19th century to the present. The examination looks at when, how, and why new categories of disability are created, describing how capitalism benefits from and enforces disabled people's oppression. Critiquing the model that currently dominates the discipline--the social model of disability--this book offers an alternative: the radical disability model, which builds on the original while drawing from more recent schools of radical thought, particularly feminism and critical race theory. The study reveals how this new model emphasizes ... Read more
Providing an accessible introduction to the subject, this concise survey explores the concept of disability as it has been conceived from the late 19th century to the present. The examination looks at when, how, and why new categories of disability are created, describing how capitalism benefits from and enforces disabled people's oppression. Critiquing the model that currently dominates the discipline--the social model of disability--this book offers an alternative: the radical disability model, which builds on the original while drawing from more recent schools of radical thought, particularly feminism and critical race theory. The study reveals how this new model emphasizes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Black Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
ISBN
9781552664735
SKU
V9781552664735
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99-15
About A J Withers
A. J. Withers is a former organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), has been involved in radical organizing--specifically within the radical disability, antiglobalization, and antipoverty movements--for 15 years, and lives in Toronto, Ontario.
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