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Disability

A History of Resistance
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De : David Turner
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Brought to you by Penguin.

A ground-breaking history of modern Britain that brings disabled experiences to the fore for the first time.

Notable medical developments, technological breakthroughs, increased visibility in popular culture and greater political representation all suggest that disabled people in Britain today are better off than those in centuries past. Or so we like to believe.

Spanning over 500 years of British history and unearthing countless untold tales and voices, David Turner shows how attitudes in the past were often more open than we assume. And where they were not, we see how disabled people and their allies have always demanded just treatment; whether petitioning for better community support in the sixteenth century, campaigning for integrated education in the nineteenth, or protesting inaccessible transport in the twenty-first, the fight for equality has deep historical roots.

Turning the spotlight on disabled people's histories - and appreciating their stories as ones of resistance, resourcefulness and resilience as well as suffering and hardship - has never been more urgent. Disability reveals the realities of disabled life in Britain across time so that we can fully understand our past - and the work we must do for a truly inclusive society moving forward.

© David Turner 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

 Europe Grande-Bretagne Racisme et discrimination Sciences sociales

Commentaires

A timely and enjoyable untold history, filled with resilience, courage and even humour (Philippa Gregory, author of Normal Women)
A rare feat of a book: so many extraordinary stories, so many lost names, brought to light, re-evaluated and revised through a caring and knowledgeable disability lens. A nuanced, intersectional and textured human history, David Turner has done us all a great service with Disability (Raymond Antrobus, author of The Perseverance)
A fascinating, detailed and brilliant book, from which I have learned so much. Exactly what we all need (Tom Shakespeare, Professor of Disability Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
A lively, sensitive history of disability and ableism, from the workhouses of the 'age of faith' through to our age of austerity. With moving vignettes and powerful storytelling, Turner sets out the struggle of disabled people for dignity, humanity and respect, and demonstrates with eloquence just how far we have to go to build a society that puts people before profit (Gavin Francis, author of Recovery)
A profound chronicle of the lives of British disabled people throughout history, this book is a necessary reminder of the extraordinary abilities and resourcefulness of those who are too often still pushed to the margins. Gripping, profound and important (Gabriel Weston, author of Alive)
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