Geographies of Disability

by Brendan Gleeson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415179096
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/03/1998
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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;

Editorial Reviews

Presenting a socio-spatial model of physical disability, Gleeson (urban research, Australian National U., Canberra) analyzes the historical (as in feudal England) and contemporary geographies of disability (capitalist, community care, and urban accessibility) with a view toward an enabling geography. Features some interesting illustrations such as Bruegel's and a street-seller of nutmeg graters, as well as data tables of such variables as the employment status, occupation by gender, and numbers of physically impaired persons by stated impairment type (1850-1900). Appends notes on the primary sources used. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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