| Worth Saving: Disabled Children During the Second World War Contributor(s): Wheatcroft, Sue (Author) |
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ISBN: 1784991198 ISBN-13: 9781784991197 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Children's Studies - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Series: Disability History |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.58 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Early in the war, when faced with an acute shortage of accommodation for evacuees, a government official questioned whether disabled children were 'worth saving'. This book examines how the evacuation in England was planned, executed and evaluated for children with various disabilities (including the 'excluded') and explores how this wartime experience influenced public and professional attitudes towards the children long after the war had ended. Through the use of official documents, newspapers and personal testimony, the book illustrates both positive and negative experiences of the government evacuation scheme, and shows the impact of the attitudes held by the authorities, the general public, and the teaching and nursing staff. It demonstrates how wartime conditions changed special education, both during and after the war, and will appeal to social and medical historians, as well as those studying childhood, the voluntary sector and social policy. |