Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; 1 Positioning Disability in Australia; 2 Philosophy and Disability; 3 Theory and Disability; 4 Disability in Australian History; 5 New Social Movements from which Disability can Learn; 6 The Australian Disability Rights Movement(s); 7 In Reflection; References; Index
Summary
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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-163) and index
