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PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520224817

ISBN-139780520224810

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Book TitleNothing about Us Without Us : Disability Oppression and Empowerment

Number of Pages213 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHealth Care Delivery, People with Disabilities, Anthropology / General

Publication Year2000

GenreSocial Science, Medical

AuthorJames I. Charlton

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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LCCN97-001661

Table Of ContentTHE ARGUMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PEOPLE INTERVIEWED PART I. INTRODUCTION 1. Nothing About Us Without Us PART II. DISABILITY OPPRESSION AND EVERYDAY LIFE 2. The Dimensions of Disability Oppression: An Overview 3. Political Economy and the World System 4. Culture(s) and Belief Systems 5. Consciousness and Alienation 6. Observations on Everyday Life PART III. EMPOWERMENT AND ORGANIZATION 7. Empowered Consciousness and the Philosophy of Empowerment 8. The Organization of Empowerment PART IV. CONCLUSION 9. The Dialectics of Oppression and Empowerment NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

SynopsisJames Charlton has produced a ringing indictment of disability oppression, which, he says, is rooted in degradation, dependency, and powerlessness and is experienced in some form by five hundred million persons throughout the world who have physical, sensory, cognitive, or developmental disabilities.Nothing About Us Without Usis the first book in the literature on disability to provide a theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism, and colonialism. Charlton's analysis is illuminated by interviews he conducted over a ten-year period with disability rights activists throughout the Third World, Europe, and the United States. Charlton finds an antidote for dependency and powerlessness in the resistance to disability oppression that is emerging worldwide. His interviews contain striking stories of self-reliance and empowerment evoking the new consciousness of disability rights activists. As a latecomer among the world's liberation movements, the disability rights movement will gain visibility and momentum from Charlton's elucidation of its history and its political philosophy of self-determination, which is captured in the title of his book. Nothing About Us Without Usexpresses the conviction of people with disabilities that they know what is best for them. Charlton's combination of personal involvement and theoretical awareness assures greater understanding of the disability rights movement., James Charlton has produced a ringing indictment of disability oppression, which, he says, is rooted in degradation, dependency, and powerlessness and is experienced in some form by five hundred million persons throughout the world who have physical, sensory, cognitive, or developmental disabilities. Nothing About Us Without Us is the first book in the literature on disability to provide a theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism, and colonialism. Charlton's analysis is illuminated by interviews he conducted over a ten-year period with disability rights activists throughout the Third World, Europe, and the United States. Charlton finds an antidote for dependency and powerlessness in the resistance to disability oppression that is emerging worldwide. His interviews contain striking stories of self-reliance and empowerment evoking the new consciousness of disability rights activists. As a latecomer among the world's liberation movements, the disability rights movement will gain visibility and momentum from Charlton's elucidation of its history and its political philosophy of self-determination, which is captured in the title of his book. Nothing About Us Without Us expresses the conviction of people with disabilities that they know what is best for them. Charlton's combination of personal involvement and theoretical awareness assures greater understanding of the disability rights movement.