A Disability History of the United States
(Book)
Author
Published
Boston, MA : Beacon Press, [2012].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxiii, 216 pages)
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Roosevelt Branch - General NonFiction | 362.4 NIELSEN | Available |
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Published
Boston, MA : Beacon Press, [2012].
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from resource description page (viewed March 14, 2016)
Bibliography
Includes bilbliographical references (pages 188-209) and index.
Description
The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present, A Disability History of the United States is the first book to place the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American narrative. Throughout the book, historian and disability scholar Kim E. Nielsen deftly illustrates how concepts of disability have deeply shaped the American experience-from deciding who was allowed to immigrate and establishing labor laws to justifying slavery and gender discrimination. Included are absorbing-at times horrific-narratives of blinded slaves being thrown overboard and women being involuntarily sterilized, as well as triumphant accounts of disabled miners organizing strikes and disability rights activists picketing Washington. Engrossing and profound, A Disability History of the United States fundamentally reinterprets how we view our nation's past: from a stifling master narrative to a shared history that encompasses us all.
Language
In English.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nielsen, K. E. (2012). A Disability History of the United States . Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nielsen, Kim E.. 2012. A Disability History of the United States. Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nielsen, Kim E.. A Disability History of the United States Beacon Press, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nielsen, Kim E.. A Disability History of the United States Beacon Press, 2012.
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