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Author: Colin Barnes (University of Leeds) ,
Len Barton (University of Sheffield) ,
Mike Oliver (University of Greenwich)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Polity Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.80cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 23.70cm
Weight: 0.526kg
ISBN: 9780745626567
ISBN 10: 0745626564
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 02 September 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"This edition is edited by the three people who have done more than anyone to establish disability studies as a academic discipline in the UK ... This collection provides a good overview of where disability studies has come from." Tom Shakespeare, Times Higher Education Supplement Disability Studies Today is a welcome introduction to an expanding field which examines the experience of disability and knowledge about people with disabilities. It covers key issues and reflects the present, ongoing debates as the field matures. Scholars from around the world in a number of disciplines - sociology, cultural studies, geography, history, policy studies, philosophy history, and others - are focusing on the rich theoretical, political, and policy implications which are being presented. Disabled and non-disabled people are contributing to this discussion as are activists in the field. This text is essential to the understanding of the field of disability studies for newly emerging scholars, activists, established figures, and especially for students who are studying disability.' - David Pfieffer, Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii
This edition is edited by the three people who have done more than anyone to establish disability studies as an academic discipline in the UK ... This collection provides a good overview of where disability studies has come from. Tom Shakespeare, Times Higher Education Supplement Disability Studies Today is a welcome introduction to an expanding field which examines the experience of disability and knowledge about people with disabilities. It covers key issues and reflects the present, ongoing debates as the field matures. Scholars from around the world in a number of disciplines ? sociology, cultural studies, geography, history, policy studies, philosophy history, and others ? are focusing on the rich theoretical, political, and policy implications which are being presented. Disabled and non-disabled people are contributing to this discussion as are activists in the field. This text is essential to the understanding of the field of disability studies for newly emerging scholars, activists, established figures, and especially for students who are studying disability. David Pfieffer, University of Hawaii
""This edition is edited by the three people who have done more than anyone to establish disability studies as an academic discipline in the UK ... This collection provides a good overview of where disability studies has come from."" Tom Shakespeare, Times Higher Education Supplement ""Disability Studies Today is a welcome introduction to an expanding field which examines the experience of disability and knowledge about people with disabilities. It covers key issues and reflects the present, ongoing debates as the field matures. Scholars from around the world in a number of disciplines ? sociology, cultural studies, geography, history, policy studies, philosophy history, and others ? are focusing on the rich theoretical, political, and policy implications which are being presented. Disabled and non-disabled people are contributing to this discussion as are activists in the field. This text is essential to the understanding of the field of disability studies for newly emerging scholars, activists, established figures, and especially for students who are studying disability."" David Pfieffer, University of Hawaii
Author Information
Colin Barnes is Professor of Disability Studies at the Centre for Disability Studies, Department of Sociology, University of Leeds; Mike Oliver is Professor of Disability Studies in the School of Social Sciences, University of Greenwich and Len Barton is Professor of Inclusive Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
