Disability, Gender and the Trajectories of Power - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 935150123X ISBN 13: 9789351501237

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

This book argues for the rights of women with disabilities, who live on the periphery of society, and seeks to eradicate the exclusion and stigma that are part of their lives.

It brings together the perspectives of academicians and activists in trying to understand the various social issues faced by women with disabilities and argues for a society where they are not denied respect, equality, and justice.

Filling the gap in the existing feminist research, this book seeks to influence the way in which society treats women with disabilities and will be of interest to scholars and researchers in the field of women’s rights, disability rights, and rehabilitation.

About this title

About the Author

Asha Hans, PhD, is Co-chair, Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy; former Professor of Political Science, and Founder Director, School of Women’s Studies, Utkal University, India. A leading campaigner of women’s rights, she has participated in the formulation of many conventions in the United Nations. She is the President of Sansristi―a gender resource centre. Her recently published books include Disability, Gender and the Trajectories of Power (2015) and The Gender Imperative: Human Security vs State Security (with Betty Reardon, 2010).

From the Back Cover

Widens and deepens the current discourse on disability and gender!

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 935150123X
• ISBN 13: 9789351501237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292
• Editor: Hans Asha