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The Blind in British Society
Gordon Ashton Phillips
其他書名
Charity, State, and Community, C. 1780-1930
出版Ashgate, 2004
主題Health & Fitness / VisionPolitical Science / Public Policy / Social Services & WelfareSocial Science / People with Disabilities
ISBN075465012X9780754650126
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=s0xHAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Taking as its starting point the establishment, in the late 18th century, of philanthropic institutions for the blind, this book traces the development and conduct of voluntary charities for the visually impaired to the first decades of the 20th century. As well as examining the policies and administration of charitable bodies, it also considers external influences - intellectual, social and economic - which shaped their character and practice. Through this detailed study of a single class of disabled person, a considerable contribution is made to the wider literature on the 'mixed economy of welfare' and the history of charity generally. The proper place of the disabled in their society was an issue under discussion throughout the period covered by this book; and it was a question that always aroused uncertainties and disagreements. A systematic historical study of attitudes towards the blind reveals much about the experience of physical disability and society's shifting responses to it.