On the Margins of Citizenship: Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in Twentieth-Century America

by Allison C. Carey

Book Overview

On the Margins of Citizenship provides a comprehensive, sociological history of the fight for civil rights for people with intellectual disabilities. Allison Carey, who has been active in disability advocacy and politics her entire life, draws upon a broad range of historical and legal documents as well as the literature of citizenship studies to develop a "relational practice" approach to the issues of intellectual disability and civil rights. She...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592136982
• ISBN13: 9781592136988
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"