Disability and the Victorians

Disability and the Victorians
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9781526145703
ISBN-13 : 1526145707
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Book Synopsis Disability and the Victorians by : Iain Hutchison

Download or read book Disability and the Victorians written by Iain Hutchison and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disability and the Victorians investigates the attitudes of Victorians towards people with impairments, illustrates how these influenced the interventions they introduced to support such people and considers the legacies they left behind by their actions and perspectives. A range of impairments are addressed in a variety of contexts.


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