Disability History of the United States

Name: Disability History of the United States
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ISBN: 9780807022047

ISBN-10: 0807022047

ISBN-13: 9780807022047

Edition: 2013

Authors: Kim E. Nielsen

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The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present, A Disability History of the United States is the first book to place the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American narrative. In many ways, it’s a familiar telling. In other ways, however, it is a radical repositioning of US history. By doing so, the book casts new light on familiar stories, such as slavery and immigration, while breaking ground about the ties between…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 10/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.99" long x 0.64" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Anita Bernstein is Anita and Stuart Subotnick Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School.Kim E. Nielsen is Associate Professor of History and Women’s Studies in the Department of Social Change and Development at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She lives in Green Bay, WI.



Introduction



The spirit chooses the body it will occupy: Indigenous North America, Pre-1492



The poor, vicious, and infirm: Colonial Communities, 1491-1700



The miserable wretches were then thrown into the sea: The Late Colonial Era, 1700-1776



The deviant and the dependent: Creating Citizens, 1776-1865



I am disabled, and must go at something else besides hard labor: The Institutionalization of Disability, 1865-1890



Three generations of imbeciles are enough: The Progressive Era, 1890-1927



We don't want tin cups: Laying the Groundwork, 1927-1968



I guess I'm an activist. I think it's just caring: Rights and Rights Denied, 1968-


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index