The Disabled in the Soviet Union

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The Disabled in the Soviet Union is written by William O. McCagg and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0822976668 (ISBN 10) and 9780822976660 (ISBN 13).

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.