Disability in Local and Global Worlds
Author | : Benedicte Ingstad |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2007-06-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520246171 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520246179 |
Rating | : 4/5 (179 Downloads) |
Download or read book Disability in Local and Global Worlds written by Benedicte Ingstad and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-06-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the global changes in disability awareness, technology, and policy from the viewpoint of disabled people and their families in a range of local contexts. This book reports on ethnographic research in Brazil, Uganda, Botswana, Somalia, Britain, Israel, China, India, and Japan. It addresses the definition of human rights in local contexts.