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The Resource A disability history of the United States, Kim E. Nielsen

A disability history of the United States, Kim E. Nielsen

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Covers the entirety of U.S. disability history, from pre-1492 to the present. Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. It places the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American narrative. In many ways, it's a familiar telling. In other ways, however, it is a radical repositioning of U.S. history. By doing so, the book casts new light on familiar stories, such as slavery and immigration, while breaking ground about the ties between nativism and oralism in the late nineteenth century and the role of ableism in the development of democracy. This work pulls from primary-source documents and social histories to retell American history through the eyes, words, and impressions of the people who lived it. As the author, a historian and disability scholar argues, to understand disability history isn't to narrowly focus on a series of individual triumphs but rather to examine mass movements and pivotal daily events through the lens of varied experiences. Throughout the book, he illustrates how concepts of disability have deeply shaped the American experience from deciding who was allowed to immigrate to establishing labor laws and justifying slavery and gender discrimination. Included are narratives of blinded slaves being thrown overboard and women being involuntarily sterilized, as well as triumphant accounts of disabled miners organizing strikes and disability rights activists picketing Washington. This work fundamentally reinterprets how we view our nation's past: from a stifling master narrative to a shared history that encompasses us all
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xxiii, 216 pages
Contents
  • The spirit chooses the body it will occupy : indigenous North America, pre-1492
  • The poor, vicious, and infirm : Colonial communities, 1492-1700
  • The miserable wretches were then thrown into the sea : the late Colonial era, 1700-1776
  • The deviant and the dependent : creating citizens, 1776-1865
  • I am disabled, and must go at something else besides hard labor : the institutionalization of disability, 1865-1890
  • Three generations of imbeciles are enough : the Progressive Era, 1890-1927
  • We don't want tin cups : laying the groundwork, 1927-1968
  • I guess I'm an activist. I think it's just caring : rights and rights denied, 1968-
Isbn
9780807022047
Instance
Label
A disability history of the United States
Title
A disability history of the United States
Statement of responsibility
Kim E. Nielsen
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Covers the entirety of U.S. disability history, from pre-1492 to the present. Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. It places the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American narrative. In many ways, it's a familiar telling. In other ways, however, it is a radical repositioning of U.S. history. By doing so, the book casts new light on familiar stories, such as slavery and immigration, while breaking ground about the ties between nativism and oralism in the late nineteenth century and the role of ableism in the development of democracy. This work pulls from primary-source documents and social histories to retell American history through the eyes, words, and impressions of the people who lived it. As the author, a historian and disability scholar argues, to understand disability history isn't to narrowly focus on a series of individual triumphs but rather to examine mass movements and pivotal daily events through the lens of varied experiences. Throughout the book, he illustrates how concepts of disability have deeply shaped the American experience from deciding who was allowed to immigrate to establishing labor laws and justifying slavery and gender discrimination. Included are narratives of blinded slaves being thrown overboard and women being involuntarily sterilized, as well as triumphant accounts of disabled miners organizing strikes and disability rights activists picketing Washington. This work fundamentally reinterprets how we view our nation's past: from a stifling master narrative to a shared history that encompasses us all
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Nielsen, Kim E
Dewey number
362.40973
Index
index present
LC call number
HV1553
LC item number
.N54 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
HV 1553
NLM item number
N669 2012
Series statement
ReVisioning American history
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • People with disabilities
  • Sociology of disability
  • People with disabilities
  • People with disabilities
  • People with disabilities
  • Sociology of disability
  • United States
  • Handicapés
  • Handicap
  • Disabled Persons
  • History, Early Modern 1451-1600
  • History, Modern 1601-
  • History
Label
A disability history of the United States, Kim E. Nielsen
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The spirit chooses the body it will occupy : indigenous North America, pre-1492 -- The poor, vicious, and infirm : Colonial communities, 1492-1700 -- The miserable wretches were then thrown into the sea : the late Colonial era, 1700-1776 -- The deviant and the dependent : creating citizens, 1776-1865 -- I am disabled, and must go at something else besides hard labor : the institutionalization of disability, 1865-1890 -- Three generations of imbeciles are enough : the Progressive Era, 1890-1927 -- We don't want tin cups : laying the groundwork, 1927-1968 -- I guess I'm an activist. I think it's just caring : rights and rights denied, 1968-
Control code
ocn773021834
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xxiii, 216 pages
Isbn
9780807022047
Lccn
2012014236
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40021424521
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780807022023
  • (OCoLC)773021834
Label
A disability history of the United States, Kim E. Nielsen
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The spirit chooses the body it will occupy : indigenous North America, pre-1492 -- The poor, vicious, and infirm : Colonial communities, 1492-1700 -- The miserable wretches were then thrown into the sea : the late Colonial era, 1700-1776 -- The deviant and the dependent : creating citizens, 1776-1865 -- I am disabled, and must go at something else besides hard labor : the institutionalization of disability, 1865-1890 -- Three generations of imbeciles are enough : the Progressive Era, 1890-1927 -- We don't want tin cups : laying the groundwork, 1927-1968 -- I guess I'm an activist. I think it's just caring : rights and rights denied, 1968-
Control code
ocn773021834
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xxiii, 216 pages
Isbn
9780807022047
Lccn
2012014236
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40021424521
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780807022023
  • (OCoLC)773021834

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