Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability

Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability
ISBN-10
159213775X
ISBN-13
9781592137756
Category
Health & Fitness
Pages
289
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press
Author
Paul K. Longmore

Description

'Personal inclination made me a historian. Personal encounter with public policy made me an activist.'

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