Disability and the Victorians: Attitudes, Interventions, Legacies (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781526145710)

Disability and the Victorians brings together in one collection a range of topics, perspectives and experiences from the Victorian era that present a unique overview of the development and impact of attitudes and interventions towards those with impairments during this time. The collection also considers how the legacies of these actions can be seen to have continued throughout the twentieth century right up to the present day. Subjects addressed include deafness, blindness, language delay, substance dependency, imperialism and the representation of disabled characters in popular fiction. These varied topics illustrate how common themes can be found in how Victorian philanthropists and administrators responded to those under their care. Often character, morality and the chance to be restored to productivity and usefulness overrode medical need and this both influenced and reflected wider societal views of impairment and inability.

Author: Iain Hutchison
ISBN-10: 1526145715
ISBN-13: 9781526145710
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2020
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2021