Disability and the Victorians - Attitudes, Interventions, Legacies (Hardcover)

Disability and the Victorians brings together in one collection a range of topics, perspectives and experiences from the Victorian era that present a unique overview of the development and impact of attitudes and interventions towards those with impairments during this time. The collection also considers how the legacies of these actions can be seen to have continued throughout the twentieth century right up to the present day. Subjects addressed include deafness, blindness, language delay, substance dependency, imperialism and the representation of disabled characters in popular fiction. These varied topics illustrate how common themes can be found in how Victorian philanthropists and administrators responded to those under their care. Often character, morality and the chance to be restored to productivity and usefulness overrode medical need and this both influenced and reflected wider societal views of impairment and inability. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Disability History
Release date:	March 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Iain Hutchison • Martin Atherton • Jaipreet Virdi
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-4571-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-5261-4571-5
Barcode:	9781526145710

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