The Ugly Laws : Disability in Public.

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In the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, municipallaws targeting "unsightly beggars" sprang up in cities across America. Seeming to criminalize disability and thus offering a visceral example of discrimination, these "ugly laws" have become a sort of shorthand for op...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schweik, Susan M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2009.
Colección:History of disability series.
Temas:
Beggars > United States > History.
People with disabilities > United States > History.
Discrimination against people with disabilities > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Beggars > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History.
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History.
Mendiants > États-Unis > Histoire.
Personnes handicapées > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > Social History.
Beggars
Beggars > Legal status, laws, etc.
Discrimination against people with disabilities > Law and legislation
People with disabilities
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, municipallaws targeting "unsightly beggars" sprang up in cities across America. Seeming to criminalize disability and thus offering a visceral example of discrimination, these "ugly laws" have become a sort of shorthand for oppression in disability studies, law, and the arts. In this watershed study of the ugly laws, Susan M. Schweik uncovers the murky history behind the laws, situating the varied legislation in its historical context and exploring in detail what the laws meant. Illustrating how the laws join the history of the di.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (446 pages)
ISBN:9780814708873
0814708870

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