The Disabled in the Soviet Union

Download or read book The Disabled in the Soviet Union written by William O. McCagg and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 1989-12-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In topics ranging from industrial accident prevention before and during Stalin's industrialization drive to the long and complex history of the Soviet “science” called defectology, the essays in this collection chronicle the responses of the state and society to a variety of disabled groups and disabilities. Also included, in addition to the editors, are Julie Brown, Vera Dunham, David Joravsky, Janet Knox and Alex Kozulin, Stephen and Ethel Dunn, Bernice Madison, Paul Raymond, and Mark Field. This unusual and provocative collection brings to light a dimension of Soviet history and policy rarely explored.