Disability in the Global South The Critical Handbook
This first-of-its kind volume spans the breadth of disability research and practice specifically focusing on the global South. Established and emerging scholars alongside advocates adopt a critical and interdisciplinary stance to probe, challenge and shif
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Shaun Grech Karen Soldatic Editors
Disability in the Global South The Critical Handbook
International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice
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Shaun Grech • Karen Soldatic Editors
Disability in the Global South The Critical Handbook
Editors Shaun Grech Centre for Global Disability Research The Critical Institute Attard, Malta
Karen Soldatic Institute for Culture and Society Western Sydney University NSW, Australia
International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice ISBN 978-3-319-42486-6 ISBN 978-3-319-42488-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-42488-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016952124 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank our wonderful contributors for lending their knowledge and commitment and for patiently working with us throughout this lengthy project. We would also like to thank the series editors for giving us the opportunity to publish this edited collection. Finally, and not least, we would like to extend our infinite gratitude to Kelly Somers, who has done a superb job with editing and supporting us throughout in keeping the whole project together.
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Contents
Part I 1
Placing Disability
Disability and Development: Critical Connections, Gaps and Contradictions........................................................................ Shaun Grech
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Disability and Global Health.................................................................. Leslie Swartz and Jason Bantjes
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Disability Studies: Developments in Anthropology ............................. James Staples and Nilika Mehrotra
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Counting Disab
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