Disability Politics: Understanding our Past, Changing our Future (Hardcover)

by Jane Campbell (Author) "This book is a mixture of social theory, political history, action research, individual biography and personal experience..." (more)
Key Phrases: emerging disability movement, national disability income, disability establishment, Phillip Mason, Vic Finkelstein, Ken Davis (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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... without doubt, a remarkable contribution to the limited collection of books written by disabled people about their collective experiences as members of an oppressed social group. - Disability Politics

' ... without doubt, a remarkable contribution to the limited collection of books written by disabled people about their collective experiences as members of an oppressed social group.' - Disability Politics

'It is a fascinating insight to many aspects of disability, a crucial piece in the disability jigsaw. Thoroughly recommended reading!' - Disability Scotland

'This is a rich text ... a straight talking and thought provoking book ... Campbell and Oliver have written and assembled an accessible text that is not afraid to confront some of the tensions and challenges that are reshaping the power structures of disability politics. - Disability and Society

'This is an easy book to read as it is well written, interesting and informative.' - Health and Social Care in the Community

It is a fascinating insight to many aspects of disability, a crucial piece in the disability jigsaw. Thoroughly recommended reading! - Disability Scotland

This is a rich text ... a straight talking and thought provoking book ... Campbell and Oliver have written and assembled an accessible text that is not afraid to confront some of the tensions and challenges that are reshaping the power structures of disability politics. - Disability and Society

This is an easy book to read as it is well written, interesting and informative. - Health and Social Care in the Community

Product Description
This book presents a series of perspectives on the process of self-organization of disabled people which has taken place over the last thirty years. Through a series of interviews with disabled people who have been centrally involved in the rise of the disability movement, the authors present a new collective history which throws light on the politics of the 1980s, an offers insights into future political developments in the 1990s and on into the 21st century.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (August 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415079985
• ISBN-13: 978-0415079983
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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