Disability and social policy in Britain since 1750 : a history of exclusion
Palgrave Macmillan - Basingstoke
2005
306 p.
care of the disabled ; disability ; history ; integration of the disabled ; social exclusion ; social policy
Disabled people
English
Bibliogr.;Index
0-333-91255-1
14.08-43459
"Disability and Social Policy in Britain since 1750 explores experiences of physical and mental impairment in Britain since the Industrial Revolution. The book's starting point is the exclusion of disabled people from the full rights of citizenship because of their marginality to the labour market. Institutional living and community care are then examined with reference to the changing mixed economy of health and social care. Literary, oral and visual sources complement documentary evidence, and particular attention is paid to the personal testimonies of disabled people."
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