| Disability Rights Contributor(s): Blanck, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754624528 ISBN-13: 9780754624523 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $227.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Constitutional - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 342.087 |
| LCCN: 2004062271 |
| Series: International Library of Essays on Rights |
| Physical Information: (2.58 lbs) 580 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There is great diversity of definitions, causes and consequences of discrimination against persons with disabilities, yet there are fundamental themes uniting countries in their pursuit of human rights policies to improve the social and economic status of those with disabilities. In this volume are twenty-five important articles examining historical, contemporary and comparative issues crucial to the advancement of disability rights. The volume foreshadows the future of disability rights as a medium for ensuring that those living with disabilities participate as equal citizens of the world. |