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Disability in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union: History, policy and everyday life - BASEES / Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies 1st edition
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Disability in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union: History, policy and everyday life - BASEES / Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
There are over thirty million disabled people in Russia and Eastern Europe, yet their voices are rarely heard in scholarly studies of life and well-being in the region. This book brings together new research by internationally recognised local and non-native scholars in a range of countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It covers, historically, the origins of legacies that continue to affect well-being and policy in the region today. Discussions of disability in culture and society highlight the broader conditions in which disabled people must build their identities and well-being whilst in-depth biographical profiles outline what living with disabilities in the region is like. Chapters on policy interventions, including international influences, examine recent reforms and the difficulties of implementing inclusive, community-based care. The book will be of interest both to regional specialists, for whom well-being, equality and human rights are crucial concerns, and to scholars of disability and social policy internationally.
288 pages, 19 Halftones, black and white; 7 Tables, black and white; 19 Illustrations, black and whi
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 19, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415610964 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 242 × 162 × 23 mm · 588 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Iarskaia-Smirnova, Elena (Saratov State Technical University, and National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia) |
| Editor | Rasell, Michael (University of Lincoln, UK) |
