Disability and society : ideological and historical dimensions / Patrick McDonnell.
Material type: TextPublication details: Dublin : Blackhall, c2007.Description: ix, 260 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781842181379 (pbk.) :
- 9781842181379
- 362.4 MCD
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 362.4 MCD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 206422 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Introduction: ideological and historical perspectives on disability -- 2.The ideological and institutional roots of exclusion -- 3.The \'body natural\' and the \'body politick\': medical science and medical administration -- 4.A great confinement: instituionalisation in twentieth century Ireland -- 5.Eugenic ideology: segregation and surgery -- 6.Normalisaiton: describing what is, prescribing what ought to be -- 7.Disability and equality.