The Minority Body: A Theory of Disability (Barnes Elizabeth)(Paperback)

The Minority Body: A Theory of Disability (Barnes Elizabeth)(Paperback)

Elizabeth Barnes argues compellingly that disability is primarily a social phenomenon--a way of being a minority, a way of facing social oppression, but not a way of being inherently or intrinsically worse off. This is how disability is understood in the Disability Rights and Disability Pride

Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability (McRuer Robert)(Paperback)

Crip Theory attends to the contemporary cultures of disability and queerness that are coming out all over. Both disability studies and queer theory are centrally concerned with how bodies, pleasures, and identities are represented as 'normal' or as abject, but Crip Theory is the first book to

Disability: Living Into the Diversity of Christ's Body (Brock Brian)(Paperback)

Leading ethicist and pastoral theologian Brian Brock reflects on the challenge of disability, refuting widely held misconceptions and helping readers respond well to the pastoral implications of disability. Brock, the father of a child with special needs, weaves together theological commentary with

Master Educator (Barnes Letha)(Paperback)

Milady�s Master Educator, Third Edition provides the backbone of the instructor theory for the beauty and wellness educator. The text presents educators with the teaching skills and educational judgments necessary to become an effective and successful instructor. The content in Master Educator is

The Empire of Love: Toward a Theory of Intimacy, Genealogy, and Carnality (Povinelli Elizabeth a.)(Paperback)

In The Empire of Love anthropologist Elizabeth A. Povinelli reflects on a set of ethical and normative claims about the governance of love, sociality, and the body that circulates in liberal settler colonies such as the United States and Australia. She boldly theorizes intimate relations as pivotal

A Disability History of the United States (Nielsen Kim E.)(Paperback)

The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present Disability is not only 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

Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies (Watson Nick)(Paperback)

The Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies takes a multidisciplinary approach to disability and provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the main issues in the field around the world today. Adopting an international perspective and consisting entirely of newly commissioned chapters

Literature and Disability (Hall Alice)(Paperback)

Literature and Disability introduces readers to the field of disability studies and the ways in which a focus on issues of impairment and the representation of disability can provide new approaches to reading and writing about literary texts. Disability plays a central role in much of the most

Sex and Disability (McRuer Robert)(Paperback)

The title of this collection of essays, Sex and Disability, unites two terms that the popular imagination often regards as incongruous. The major texts in sexuality studies, including queer theory, rarely mention disability, and foundational texts in disability studies do not discuss sex in much

An Anthropology of Images: Picture, Medium, Body (Belting Hans)(Paperback)

A compelling theory that places the origin of human picture making in the body In this groundbreaking book, renowned art historian Hans Belting proposes a new anthropological theory for interpreting human picture making. Rather than focus exclusively on pictures as they are embodied in various

Body Language for Dummies (Kuhnke Elizabeth)(Paperback)

The complete guide to mastering the art of effective bodylanguage Body Language For Dummies is your ideal guide tounderstanding other people, and helping them understand you. Bodylanguage is a critical component of good communication, and oftenconveys a bigger message than the words you say. This

Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body (Taussig Rebekah)(Paperback)

A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most.Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early

Volatile Bodies: Toward a Corporeal Feminism (Grosz Elizabeth)(Paperback)

'The location of the author's investigations, the body itself rather than the sphere of subjective representations of self and of function in cultures, is wholly new. . . . I believe this work will be a landmark in future feminist thinking.' --Alphonso Lingis'This is a text of rare erudition and

Evaluation of Disability Inclusive Development at Undp (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

This evaluation of UNDP's contribution to disability inclusive development is part of the work programme for the Independent Evaluation Office approved by the Executive Board in 2014/2015 (DP 2014/5). It provides an assessment of UNDP contribution to disability inclusive development during the

Disability Studies: A Student′s Guide (Cameron Colin)(Paperback)

This textbook brings together a wide range of expert voices from the field of disability studies and the disabled people′s movement to tackle the essential topics relevant to this area of study. From the outset disability is discussed from a social model perspective, demonstrating how future

Elizabeth Bowen: Theory, Thought and Things (Gildersleeve Jessica)(Paperback)

Explores Elizabeth Bowen's significant contribution to twentieth-century literary theory Provides new avenues for research in Bowen studies in ways that are concerned primarily with Bowen's perception of writing and narrative Moves away from perceptions of Bowen's writing tied to existing

Raising A Rare Girl - A memoir about parenting, disability and the beauty of being human (Lanier Heather)(Paperback / softback)

A memoir about parenting, disability, and the strange beauty of being

The Rules (Barnes Kerry)(Paperback)

The second instalment of Kerry Barnes' explosive new series 'Page turner' New ********Do you live by the rules, or die by them?Holed up in prison, Mike Regan is offered a deal - his freedom in exchange for his firm taking down the gang that is supplying a new dangerous drug that has hit the

Oxford Handbook of Learning and Intellectual Disability Nursing (Barr Owen)(Paperback)

This new edition of the Oxford Handbook of Learning and Intellectual Disability Nursing has been fully updated, with a greater focus on older people with learning and intellectual disabilities and mental health issues, as well as bringing all recommendations in line with current guidelines. Since

Runic Inscriptions of the Isle of Man (Barnes Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Temptation Of Elizabeth Tudor (Norton Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

The riveting story of the sex scandal that threatened the life of the young Elizabeth Tudor, and whose outcome was pivotal to the creation of the public persona of Elizabeth

Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction (Goodley Dan)(Paperback)

Passionate, engaging and challenging, this second edition of the ground-breaking Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction is a contemporary introduction to this diverse and complex field. Taking an interdisciplinary and critical approach, the book examines a diverse range of theories

Plotting Disability in the Nineteenth-Century Novel (Walker Gore Clare)(Paperback)

Examines the significance of disability in nineteenth-century fiction Offers new insights into how disability shapes plot in nineteenth-century fiction Investigates the impact of a developing social category on the form of the novel, opening up ways of thinking about the intersection between

The Psychological and Social Impact of Illness and Disability (Marini Irmo)(Paperback)

Praise for the Sixth Edition: Adds an important international perspective on illness and disability. The personal narratives help bring the real world of people who are [survivors] to the forefront of the scientific discourse. --Doody's Medical Reviews Now in its seventh edition, this bestselling