Disability and the Victorians : Attitudes, Interventions, Legacies .
Hutchison, Iain. Atherton, Martin.
Disability and the Victorians : Attitudes, Interventions, Legacies . / Iain Hutchison. - , Manchester : Manchester University Press , 2020. - xvi, 200p. : 24cm.
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.
9781526145710
International Book Distributors : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, Building No. 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi Zafaa Book & Distributors 313/103A, H. No. 15, Tulsi Nagar, Inderlok, Delhi
Disability History
Victorians
Attitudes, Interventions and Legacies
362.4 HUT
Disability and the Victorians : Attitudes, Interventions, Legacies . / Iain Hutchison. - , Manchester : Manchester University Press , 2020. - xvi, 200p. : 24cm.
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.
9781526145710
International Book Distributors : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, Building No. 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi Zafaa Book & Distributors 313/103A, H. No. 15, Tulsi Nagar, Inderlok, Delhi
Disability History
Victorians
Attitudes, Interventions and Legacies
362.4 HUT
