{"product_id":"worth-saving-sue-wheatcroft-9781784991197","title":"Worth Saving: Disabled Children During the Second World War","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly in the war, when faced with an acute shortage of accommodation for evacuees, a government official questioned whether disabled children were 'worth saving'. This book examines how the evacuation in England was planned, executed and evaluated for children with various disabilities (including the 'excluded') and explores how this wartime experience influenced public and professional attitudes towards the children long after the war had ended. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the use of official documents, newspapers and personal testimony, the book illustrates both positive and negative experiences of the government evacuation scheme, and shows the impact of the attitudes held by the authorities, the general public, and the teaching and nursing staff. It demonstrates how wartime conditions changed special education, both during and after the war, and will appeal to social and medical historians, as well as those studying childhood, the voluntary sector and social policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sue Wheatcroft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784991198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784991197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.47d","brand":"Sue Wheatcroft","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938045788415,"sku":"9781784991197","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_88e49cd2-23b4-4c4e-a5c6-2602606460e5.jpg?v=1681433408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/worth-saving-sue-wheatcroft-9781784991197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}