Disability in Australia: Exposing a Social Apartheid [Paperback]

Gerard Goggin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2004

Dares to name and explore a hidden blight in society: the routine, daily and oppressive treatment of people with disabilities. Drawing on a wide range of case studies from health and welfare, sport, biotechnology, deinstitutionalisation, political life, and the treatment of refugees, this thoughtful, lively and provocative work puts disability firmly on the agenda.

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About the Author

Gerard Goggin is an Australian Research Fellow at the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, University of Queensland. Christopher Newell is an associate professor in the School of Medicine, University of Tasmania. As a consultant ethicist and a person with a disability, he works with a variety of health and disability services.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: University of New South Wales Press; annotated edition edition (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0868407194
• ISBN-13: 978-0868407197
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,657,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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