Fra forlagets omtale: Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, the author argues that disability research needs a firmer conceptual and empirical footing. This new edition is updated throughout, reflecting Shakespeare's most recent thinking, drawing on current research, and responding to controversies surrounding the first edition and the World Report on Disability, as well as incorporating new chapters on cultural disability studies, personal assistance, sexuality, and violence.