Anita Ghai

Rethinking Disability in India (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Moving away from clinical, medical or therapeutic perspectives on disability, this book explores disability in India as a social, cultural and political phenomenon, arguing that this `difference' should be accepted as a part of social diversity. It further interrogates the multiple issues of identification of the disabled and the forms of oppressio

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317559849
• Artikelnr.: 55264931

Autorenporträt

Anita Ghai is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, New Delhi.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements . Introduction . 1. An Autobiographical Note: My Own
Journey 2. Conversations about Disability: The Cultural Landscape 3.
Understanding Disability: Slippery Ropes 4. At the Periphery: Marginalised
Disabled Lives 5. Mystifying Realities: Right to Life 6 . Theorising
Disability 7. Politics of Identity: Oppression and Resistance 8. Need for a
Paradigm Shift: Conceptualising Disability Studies. Bibliography