Disability Politics & Theory
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Book
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Publication Year
2012
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From the back cover: "An accessible introduction to disability studies, "Disability Politics and Theory" provides a concise survey of disability history, exploring the concept of disability as it has been conceived from the late nineteenth century to the present. Further, A. J. Withers examines when, how and why new categories of disability are created and describes how capitalism benefits from and enforces disabled people's oppression... Intertwining theoretical and historical analysis with personal experience this book is a poignant portrayal of disabled people in Canada and the US - and a radical call for social and economic justice."
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