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The ugly laws : disability in public / Susan M. Schweik.
- Title
- The ugly laws : disability in public / Susan M. Schweik.
- Author
- Schweik, Susan M. (Susan Marie), 1956-
- Publication
- New York : New York University, ©2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | KF480 .S39 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 431 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- In the late-19th and early-20th centuries, municipal laws targeting 'unsightly beggars' sprang up in cities across America. This book uncovers the murky history behind the laws, situating the varied legislation in its historical context and exploring the details of the laws.
- Series Statement
- The history of disability
- Uniform Title
- Project Muse UPCC books.
- History of disability series
- Subject
- Geschichte 1867-1913
- People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc. > History. > United States
- Beggars > Legal status, laws, etc. > History. > United States
- Discrimination against people with disabilities > Law and legislation > History. > United States
- People with disabilities > United States > History
- Beggars > United States > History
- Prejudices
- Disabled Persons > history
- Disabled Persons > legislation & jurisprudence
- Prejudice
- History, 19th Century
- History, 20th Century
- Personnes handicapées > États-Unis > Histoire
- Mendiants > États-Unis > Histoire
- Préjugés
- Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle
- Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle
- Beggars
- Beggars > Legal status, laws, etc
- Discrimination against people with disabilities > Law and legislation
- People with disabilities
- People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc
- Ausgrenzung
- Behinderter Mensch
- Bettler
- Diskriminierung
- Gesetz
- Hässlicher Mensch
- Öffentlicher Raum
- United States
- USA
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-404) and index.
- Access (note)
- Electronic version is restricted to subscribing institutions.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Producing the unsightly -- Getting ugly -- The law in context -- The law in language -- Dissimulations -- Gender, sexuality, and the ugly law -- Immigration, ethnicity, and the ugly law -- Race, segregation, and the ugly law -- The right to the city -- Rehabilitating the unsightly -- All about ugly laws (for ten cents).
- ISBN
- 9780814740576
- 081474057X
- 9780814783610
- 0814783619
- 9780814740880 (canceled/invalid)
- 081474088X (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2008048094
- 2936971
- OCLC
- 271812138
- SCSB-10260396
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library