Disability in the Industrial Revolution

Name: Disability in the Industrial Revolution
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Physical Impairment in British Coalmining, 1780–1880

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Disability History

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An electronic version of this book is also available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) license, thanks to the support of the Wellcome Trust. The Industrial Revolution produced injury, illness and disablement on a large scale and nowhere was this more visible than in coalmining. Disability in the Industrial Revolution sheds new light on the human cost of industrialisation by examining the lives and experiences of those disabled in an industry that was vital to Britain's economic growth. Although it is commonly assumed that industrialisation led to increasing marginalisation of people with impairments from the workforce, disabled mineworkers were expected to return to work wherever possible, and new medical services developed to assist in this endeavour. This book explores the working lives of disabled miners and analyses the medical, welfare and community responses to disablement in the coalfields. It shows how disability affected industrial relations and shaped the class identity of mineworkers. The book will appeal to students and academics interested in disability, occupational health and social history. -- .

Author Biography:

David M. Turner is Professor of History at Swansea University Daniel Blackie is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the History of Science and Ideas at the University of Oulu, Finland -- .

Release date Australia

April 3rd, 2018

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General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

1 maps

Pages

240

Series

Disability History

Dimensions

138x216x14

ISBN-13

9781526118158

Product ID

27590873

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