Disability and social change: Private lives and public policies
Author:   Sonali Shah (Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds) ,  Mark Priestley (Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
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9781847427861


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   23 March 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Sonali Shah (Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds) ,  Mark Priestley (Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781847427861


ISBN 10:   1847427863
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   23 March 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction; Disability and social change; Researching lives, telling stories; Family and friendship; Medicalisation and de-medicalisation; Education; Employment; Becoming 'disabled'; The past, the present and the future

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A fascinating study in which more conventional histories of post-war disability are challenged through the skilful use of life stories. Anne Borsay, Professor of Healthcare & Medical Humanities, University of Swansea


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Dr Sonali Shah is an academic researcher in the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds. This book is the result of a three-year New Career Development Fellowship she was awarded by the Nuffield Foundation. Mark Priestley is Professor of Disability Policy and Director of the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds. He is currently Scientific Director of the European Commission's Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED).

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