Politicising Polio - Disability, Civil Society and Civic Agency in Sierra Leone (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book examines disability in post-war Sierra Leone. Its protagonists are polio-disabled people living in the nation's capital of Freetown, organizing themselves as best as they can in a state without welfare. There is little concrete support for people with disabilities in a country where the government is struggling with the competing requirements of the international community, demanding - in exchange for its support - good standards of democracy and the maintenance of a free market economy. To what extent is the Human Rights framework of the disability movement effective in protecting the polio-disabled and what are the limitations of this framework? Diana Szanto's detailed ethnography reveals, through many real-life examples, the vulnerability of disabled people living in the intersections of poverty, informality and disability activism. At the same time, it also tells about the many ways the polio-disabled community is transforming vulnerability into strength.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Diana Szanto
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	313
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-981-13-6110-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Medical anthropology
LSN:	981-13-6110-X
Barcode:	9789811361104

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