{"product_id":"politics-of-empowerment-david-pettinicchio-9781503600874","title":"Politics of Empowerment: Disability Rights and the Cycle of American Policy Reform","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite the progress of decades-old disability rights policy, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, threats continue to undermine the wellbeing of this population. The U.S. is, thus, a policy innovator and laggard in this regard. In \u003ci\u003ePolitics of Empowerment\u003c\/i\u003e, David Pettinicchio offers a historically grounded analysis of the singular case of U.S. disability policy, countering long-held views of progress that privilege public demand as its primary driver.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy the 1970s, a group of legislators and bureaucrats came to act as \"political entrepreneurs.\" Motivated by personal and professional commitments, they were seen as experts leading a movement within the government. But as they increasingly faced obstacles to their legislative intentions, nascent disability advocacy and protest groups took the cause to the American people forming the basis of the contemporary disability rights movement. Drawing on extensive archival material, Pettinicchio redefines the relationship between grassroots advocacy and institutional politics, revealing a cycle of progress and backlash embedded in the American political system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Pettinicchio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503600874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503600874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"David Pettinicchio","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45477101371647,"sku":"9781503600874","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57d5738d-78e7-44cc-b1e9-1ab685111d7a.jpg?v=1715919052","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/politics-of-empowerment-david-pettinicchio-9781503600874","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}