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Disability in Japan.
Disability and chronic illness represents a special kind of cultural diversity, the ""other"" to ""normal"" able-bodiedness. Most studies of disability consider disability in North American or European contexts; and studies of diversity in Japan consider ethni...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Colección: | Japan anthropology workshop series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Disability and chronic illness represents a special kind of cultural diversity, the ""other"" to ""normal"" able-bodiedness. Most studies of disability consider disability in North American or European contexts; and studies of diversity in Japan consider ethnic and cultural diversity, but not the differences arising from disability. This book therefore breaks new ground, both for scholars of disability studies and for Japanese studies scholars. It charts the history and nature of disability in Japan, discusses policy and law relating to disability, examines caregiving and accessibility, and. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (209 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781136691645 1136691642 |