Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies

by Nick Watson (Editor), Alan Roulstone (Editor), Carol Thomas (Editor)

The Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies takes a multidisciplinary approach to disability and provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the main issues in the field around the world today. Adopting an international perspective and consisting entirely of newly commissioned chapters arranged thematically, it surveys the state of the discipline, examining emerging and cutting edge areas as well as core areas of contention. Divided in five sections, this comprehensive handbook Containing chapters from an international selection of leading scholars, this authoritative handbook is an invaluable reference for all academics, researchers and more advanced students in disability studies and associated disciplines such as sociology, health studies and social work.

Genres: Disability, Nonfiction, Disability Studies

468 pages, Hardcover

First published March 5, 2012

About the author

University of Glasgow
Chair of Disability Studies (Sociological & Cultural Studies)
Professor, Associate (School of Health & Wellbeing)

Reviews

[Silke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heel interessante boek, wel veel over intellectuele beperkingen

[Lucy]

Was an interesting read and gave me a lot more knowledge about the disability field from a variety of perspectives.