Disability in Australia : exposing a social apartheid
Goggin, Gerard2005
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Place reservation for Disability in Australia : exposing a social apartheidThis book dares to name & explore a hidden blight in society: the routine, daily & oppressive treatment of people with disabilities. This book shows that disability is central to society, media and culture. Includes case studies
Main title:
Disability in Australia : exposing a social apartheid / Gerard Goggin and Christopher Newell
Imprint:
Sydney UNSW Press 2005
Collation:
245 p. illustrations
Contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction: The disabled face of society -- Part 1 Bodies apart: Systems of othering -- Chapter 2 Health, welfare and disability -- Chapter 3 Handicapping sport --Chapter 4 Biotechnology and designer disability -- Part 2 No place like home: Belonging and citizenship -- Chapter 5 Reinstitutionalising disability -- Chapter 6 Political life and a disabled republic? -- Chapter 7 Refugees and the flight from human rights -- Chapter 8 Conclusion: Reclaiming a civil society
ISBN:
9780868407197 (pbk)
Dewey class:
305.908 DIS
Local class:
305.908
Language:
English
BRN:
41509
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | NADO Collection | 305.908 DIS | Available |
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