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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 Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova-Michael Rasell 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
Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova-Michael Rasell
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.
296 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables, 19 black & white halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 24, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781138687400 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 260 × 158 × 21 mm · 452 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) |
