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UNINA9910809181903321 |
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Autore |
Carling-Jenkins Rachel |
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Titolo |
Disability and social movements : learning from Australian experiences / / Rachel Carling-Jenkins |
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Burlington : , : Ashgate Publishing Company, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-57736-4 |
1-317-15025-2 |
1-317-15024-4 |
1-4724-4633-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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Collana |
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Interdisciplinary disability studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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People with disabilities - Australia |
Social movements - Australia |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Abstract -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Positioning disability in Australia -- Philosophy and disability -- Theory and disability -- Disability in Australian history -- New social movements from which disability can learn -- The Australian disability rights movement(s) -- In reflection -- References. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides the reader with a ground-breaking understanding of disability and social movements. By describing how disability is philosophically, historically, and theoretically positioned, Carling-Jenkins is able to then examine disability relationally through an evaluation of the contributions of groups engaged in similar human rights struggles. The book locates disability rights as a new social movement and provides an explanation for why disability has been divided rather than united in Australia. Finally, it investigates whether the recent campaign to implement a national disability |
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