| Mind and Body Spaces: Geographies of Illness, Impairment and Disability Contributor(s): Butler, Ruth (Editor), Parr, Hester (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415179033 ISBN-13: 9780415179034 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: i Mind and Body Spaces /i highlights new international research from the US, Canada, Britain and Australia on bodily impairment, mental health and disabled peoples social worlds. International contributors discuss a variety of current issues including the historical conceptions of the body and behavior as well as masculinity and sexuality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology |
| Dewey: 306.461 |
| LCCN: 00267244 |
| Series: Critical Geographies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.22" W x 9.18" (1.16 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mind and Body Spaces highlights new international research from Britain, USA, Canada and Australia, on bodily impairment, mental health and disabled peoples social worlds. The contributors discuss a variety of current issues including: * historical conceptions of the body and behaviour * contemporary political activism * matters of identity and employment * accessible housing * parenthood and child carers * psychiatric medication use * masculinity and sexuality * autobiography * social exclusion and inclusion. The contributors are: Hester Parr, Ruth Butler, Rob Imrie, Michael L. Dorn, Deborah Carter Park, John Radford, Brendan Gleeson, Isabel Dyck, Edward Hall, Pamela Moss, Gill Valentine, Christine Milligan, Flora Gathorne-Hardy, Jane Stables, Fiona Smith and Vera Chouinard. |