Out of the horrors of war : disability politics in World War II America /

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Drawing from extensive archival research, Out of the Horrors of War demonstrates that disabled citizens in the World War II era organized a national movement for economic security and full citizenship, reshaping the U.S. welfare state and laying the foundation for the disability rights movement.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jennings, Audra (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2016.
Colección:Politics and Culture in Modern America
Temas:
American Federation of the Physically Handicapped.
American Federation of the Physically Handicapped
1900-1999
Disabilities > United States > History > 20th century.
People with disabilities > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Handicap > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Personnes handicapées > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Disabilities
People with disabilities > Government policy
United States
USA
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Salvaging People: Disability in a Nation at War
  • 2. From the Depths of Personal Experience: D isability Activists Demand a Hearing
  • 3. Toward a New Freedom from Fear: D isability and Postwar Uncertainty
  • 4. I t's Good Business: Disability and Employment
  • 5. Work or Welfare: The Limits of the Body Politic
  • 6. Götterdämmerung: Rehabilitating Rights in the 1950s
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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