Routledge Handbook Of Disability Studies

The Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies takes a multidisciplinary approach to disability and provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the main issues in the field around the world today. Adopting an international perspective and consisting entirely of newly commissioned chapters arranged thematically, it surveys the state of the discipline, examining emerging and cutting edge areas as well as core areas of contention. Divided in five sections, this comprehensive handbook contains chapters from an international selection of leading scholars. This authoritative handbook is an invaluable reference for all academics, researchers, and advanced students in disability studies and associated disciplines such as sociology, health studies, and social work.