Geographies of Disability

1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-415-17908-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 570 g

This book explains how space, place and mobility have shaped the experiences of disabled people both in the past and in contemporary societies. The key features of this insightful study include:

* a critical appraisal of theories of disability and a new disability model
* case studies to explore how the transition to capitalism disadvantaged disabled people
* an exploration of the Western city and the policies of community care and accessibility regulation.

Brendan Gleeson presents an important contribution to the major policy debates on disability in Western societies and offers new considerations for the broader debates on embodiment and space within Geography.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gleeson, Brendan

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 A Socio-Apatial Model of Disability; Chapter 2 Social Science and Disability; Chapter 3 The Nature of Disability; Part 2 Historical Geographies of Disability; Chapter 4 Historical-Geographical Materialism and Disability; Chapter 5 The Social Space of Disability in Feudal England; Chapter 6 The Social Space of Disability in the Industrial City; Part 3 Contemporary Geographies of Disability; Chapter 7 Disability and the Capitalist City; Chapter 8 Community Care; Chapter 9 The Regulation of Urban Accessibility; Chapter 10 Towards an Enabling Geography;

Über Autor(innen)

Brendan Gleeson is a Research Fellow at the Urban Research Program, Australian National University