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Disability in Twentieth-Century German Culture

Carol Poore

Winner: German Studies Association's prize for Best Book of 2007

Winner: Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Germanic Languages and Literatures from the Modern Language Association

A groundbreaking exploration of disability in Germany, from the Weimar Republic to present-day reunified Germany

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Praise for the Book

"This work is a major contribution...a rich introduction to disability history in twentieth-century Germany, and hopefully it will stimulate further work in this field."
—Richard Weikart, American Historical Review

"Highly recommended . . . Insightful and meticulously researched."
—Choice

"Comprehensively researched, abundantly illustrated and written in accessible and engaging prose . . . With great skill, Poore weaves diverse types of evidence, including historical sources, art, literature, journalism, film, philosophy, and personal narratives into a tapestry which illuminates the cultural, political, and economic processes responsible for the marginalization, stigmatization, even elimination, of disabled people–as well as their recent emancipation."
—Disability Studies Quarterly