160 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
160 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
160 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and spatial experiences of people with dwarfism, an impairment that results in a person being no taller than 4' 10".
This book engages with the concept that dwarfism’s most prominent feature – body size and shape – can form the basis of social discrimination and disadvantages within society. By ignoring body size as a disability, it is hard... Read more
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 – Introduction.
Chapter 2 – Access Tall Spaces.
Chapter 3 – Resisting Spaces.
Chapter 4 – Disabling Identities.
Chapter 5 – Cultural Representations of People with Dwarfism and the Social Consequences.
Chapter 6 – Conclusion: The Politics of Space, Identity and the Sized Body.
References
Index
Biography
Erin Pritchard is a lecturer in Disability and Education in the School of Social Sciences at Liverpool Hope University, UK.
