A Disability History of the United States /
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Author / Creator: | Nielsen, Kim E., author. |
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Imprint: | Boston, MA : Beacon Press, [2012] copyright 2012 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 216 pages) |
Language: | English |
Series: | Revisioning American history Revisioning American history. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10801541 |
Table of Contents:
- One. The spirit chooses the body it will occupy : indigenous North America, pre-1492
- Two. The poor, vicious, and infirm : Colonial communities, 1492-1700
- Three. The miserable wretches were then thrown into the sea : the late Colonial era, 1700-1776
- Four. The deviant and the dependent : creating citizens, 1776-1865
- Five. I am disabled, and must go at something else besides hard labor : the institutionalization of disability, 1865-1890
- Six. Three generations of imbeciles are enough : the Progressive Era, 1890-1927
- Seven. We don't want tin cups : laying the groundwork, 1927-1968
- Eight. I guess I'm an activist. I think it's just caring : rights and rights denied, 1968-.