| Description |
xxiii, 216 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
ReVisioning American history |
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Revisioning American history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The spirit chooses the body it will occupy : indigenous North America, pre-1492 -- The poor, vicious, and infirm : Colonial communities, 1492-1700 -- The miserable wretches were then thrown into the sea : the late Colonial era, 1700-1776 -- The deviant and the dependent : creating citizens, 1776-1865 -- I am disabled, and must go at something else besides hard labor : the institutionalization of disability, 1865-1890 -- Three generations of imbeciles are enough : the Progressive Era, 1890-1927 -- We don't want tin cups : laying the groundwork, 1927-1968 -- I guess I'm an activist. I think it's just caring : rights and rights denies, 1968- . |
| Subject |
People with disabilities -- United States -- History.
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Sociology of disability -- United States -- History.
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People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780807022023 alkaline paper |
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0807022020 alkaline paper |
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