Understanding Disability: From Theory to Practice - Hardcover

Oliver, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333599152 ISBN 13: 9780333599150

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 1995

Synopsis

Understanding Disability develops some of the main themes and issues surrounding disability that have arisen in the last twenty years, offering both a personal journey of exploration and understanding and an attempt to take further our theoretical understanding of disability.

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About the Author

MICHAEL OLIVER is currently the only Professor of Disability Studies (University of Greenwich) in the United Kingdom. This is his first major work since his pathbreaking The Politics of Disablement was published in 1990.
MICHAEL OLIVER is currently the only Professor of Disability Studies (University of Greenwich) in the United Kingdom. This is his first major work since his pathbreaking The Politics of Disablement was published in 1990.

From the Back Cover

In the 1980s and 1990s our understanding of disability has matured and evolved. This wide-ranging collection of essays by Michael Oliver discusses recent and perennial issues - such as the fundamental principles of disability, citizenship and community care, social policy and welfare, education, rehabilitation, the politics of new social movements and the international context. Interwoven as these issues are with the personal biography of the author, they reflect some of the major concerns which confront disabled people, The book thus represents both a personal journey of exploration and an attempt to take further our theoretical understanding of disability.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333599152
• ISBN 13: 9780333599150
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 202