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Capitalism & disability / selected writings by Marta Russell ; edited by Keith Rosenthal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Russell, Marta, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Discrimination against people with disabilities.
- Sociology of disability.
- People with disabilities--Civil rights.
- People with disabilities.
- Capitalism.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 212 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Capitalism and disability
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2019.
- Summary:
- "This volume is both a useful introduction and an expansive resource for understanding the modern phenomenon of disability through a Marxist lens. In these accessible essays, Russell dives into everything from the theoretical to the topical, shedding light on what the category of 'disability' means and how it emerged, as well as discussing the history of social movements launched by people with disabilities against their oppression.
- Contents:
- I The Political Economy of Disability
- Chapter 1 Marxism and Disability p. 12
- Chapter 2 The New Reserve Army of Labor? p. 23
- Chapter 3 Disability and Capitalist Globalization p. 33
- Chapter 4 A Brief History of Wal-Mart and Disability Discrimination p. 37
- II Civil Rights and Retreats
- Chapter 5 Backlash and Structural Inequality p. 41
- Chapter 6 What Disability Civil Rights Cannot Do p. 62
- Chapter 7 Supreme Injustice: Disability and the Judiciary p. 74
- Chapter 8 Handicapitalism Makes Its Debut p. 81
- III Disability Incarcerated
- Chapter 9 Disablement, Prison, and Historical Segregation p. 86
- Chapter 10 Stuck at the Nursing Home Door p. 97
- IV The Social Security Complex
- Chapter 11 Targeting Disability p. 106
- Chapter 12 Between Dependence and Independence: Rethinking a Policy Wasteland p. 113
- V Beyond Ramps
- Chapter 13 "Crips Against War" p. 120
- Chapter 14 Disability and the War Economy p. 126
- Chapter 15 Un-Natural Disasters: Reflections on Hurricane Katrina p. 133
- Chapter 16 The Affordable, Accessible Housing Crisis p. 137
- Chapter 17 The United Stares versus the World p. 141
- VI Body Politics: The Missing Link
- Chapter 18 Dollars and Death: The Question of Physician-Assisted Suicide p. 145
- Chapter 19 Eugenics and the "Sole Possible Economic Order" p. 152.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-202) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1608466868
- 9781608466863
- OCLC:
- 1117774216
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