Disability and the Victorians : Attitudes, Interventions, Legacies Paperback / softback
Edited by Iain Hutchison, Martin Atherton, Jaipreet Virdi
Part of the Disability History series
Paperback / softback
Description
Disability and the Victorians brings together in one collection a range of topics, perspectives and experiences from the Victorian era that present a unique overview of the development and impact of attitudes and interventions towards those with impairments during this time.
The collection also considers how the legacies of these actions can be seen to have continued throughout the twentieth century right up to the present day.
Subjects addressed include deafness, blindness, language delay, substance dependency, imperialism and the representation of disabled characters in popular fiction.
These varied topics illustrate how common themes can be found in how Victorian philanthropists and administrators responded to those under their care.
Often character, morality and the chance to be restored to productivity and usefulness overrode medical need and this both influenced and reflected wider societal views of impairment and inability. -- .
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:216 pages, 4 black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:12/07/2022
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- ISBN:9781526163929
Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:216 pages, 4 black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:12/07/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781526163929
