{"product_id":"a-historical-sociology-of-disability-human-validity-and-invalidity-from-antiquity-to-early-modernity-paperback","title":"A Historical Sociology of Disability: Human Validity and Invalidity from Antiquity to Early Modernity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering the period from Antiquity to Early Modernity, \u003ci\u003eA Historical Sociology of Disability \u003c\/i\u003eargues that disabled people have been treated in Western society as \u003ci\u003egood to mistreat \u003c\/i\u003eand - with the rise of Christianity - \u003ci\u003egood to be good to. \u003c\/i\u003eIt examines the place and role of disabled people in the moral economy of the successive cultures that have constituted 'Western civilisation'. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is the story of disability as it is imagined and re-imagined through the cultural lens of ableism. It is a story of invalidation; of the material habituations of culture and moral sentiment that paint pictures of disability as 'what not to be'. The author examines the forces of moral regulation that fall violently in behind the dehumanising, ontological \u003ci\u003efait accompli \u003c\/i\u003eof disability invalidation, and explores the ways in which the normate community conceived of, narrated and acted in relation to disability. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Historical Sociology of Disability \u003c\/i\u003ewill be of interest to all scholars, students and activists working in the field of Disability Studies, as well as sociology, education, philosophy, theology and history. It will appeal to anyone who is interested in the past, present and future of the 'last civil rights movement'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Hughes\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology at Glasgow Caledonian University. He was co-editor of \u003ci\u003eDisability and Social Theory \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), a regular contributor to and member of the Editorial Board of \u003ci\u003eDisability \u0026amp; Society \u003c\/i\u003eand, formerly, Editor of the \u003ci\u003eScandinavian Journal of Disability Research.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45021123575947,"sku":"9780367174200","price":115.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/VWZRYSsyRGJ6Zk8wa3k3YytkTUM3QT09.webp?v=1766271311","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/a-historical-sociology-of-disability-human-validity-and-invalidity-from-antiquity-to-early-modernity-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}