A history of disability in England : from the medieval period to the present day / Simon Jarrett.

  • Jarrett, Simon
Date:
2023
  • Books

About this work

Description

"Throughout history numerous individuals with disabilities have had to pit themselves against huge obstacles placed in their way because of the type of person they were born as, the type of person they became through accident, illness or circumstances, or the type of person they have been perceived as. This book tells the story of how disabled people have done this, how they have seen themselves, how they have been perceived and treated by others and how they have influenced society. People with disabilities have always been a part of English society and this concise thousand-year history ranges from the surprisingly integrated communities of the medieval and early modern periods to the institutionalisation of the 19th and 20th centuries. Sometimes the history of disability is described as a hidden history. This book argues that it is no such thing. The history of people with disabilities is often in front of our eyes, yet we frequently choose to ignore it, or simply do not see it. Accounts of daily life, events, art, literature, family histories and political debate have always featured people with disabilities who are there for all to see, but too often observers, particularly non-disabled observers, gaze straight past them."--From publisher.

Publication/Creation

Liverpool : Historic England, 2023.

Physical description

vi, 186 pages : illustrations (chiefly black and white) ; 25 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The history of disability -- Discussion: the shifting borderlands of disability -- Disability in the medieval period -- Discussion: buildings and the history of disability -- Dissolving and reforming: Tudors and Stuarts, 1485-1714 -- Discussion: the place of special communities -- Age of elegance? The 18th century, 1714-1800 -- Discussion: disability and charity -- The 19th century: age of the asylum -- Discussion: myths and stereotypes -- War and peace, 1903-45 -- Discussion: models of disability - Out of the asylum, 1945-present -- Discussion: rights and self-representation.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    NH.41.AA2-10
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 180207855X
  • 9781802078558