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Autore |
Nielsen Kim E |
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Titolo |
The radical lives of Helen Keller [[electronic resource] /] / Kim E. Nielsen ; consulting editor Harvey J. Kaye |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2004 |
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0-8147-5846-0 |
0-8147-5900-9 |
1-4175-8832-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Collana |
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The history of disability |
History of disability series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Deafblind women - United States |
Deafblind women - Education - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-173) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Introduction; 1. I Do Not Like This World As It Is: 1900-1924; 2. The Call of the Sightless: 1924-1937; 3. Manna in My Desert Places: 1937-1948; 4. I Will Not Allow Polly to Climb a Pyramid:1948-1968; 5. One of the Least Free People on Earth: The Making and Remaking of Helen Keller; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Several decades after her death in 1968, Helen Keller remains one of the most widely recognized women of the twentieth century. But the fascinating story of her vivid political life-particularly her interest in radicalism and anti-capitalist activism-has been largely overwhelmed by the sentimentalized story of her as a young deaf-blind girl. Keller had many lives indeed. Best known for her advocacy on behalf of the blind, she was also a member of the socialist party, an advocate of women's suffrage, a defender of the radical International Workers of the World, and a supporter of birth control- |
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