{"product_id":"out-of-the-horrors-of-war-disability-politics-in-world-war-ii-america-paperback","title":"Out of the Horrors of War: Disability Politics in World War II America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAudra Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom workplace accidents to polio epidemics and new waves of immigration to the returning veterans of World War II, the first half of the twentieth century brought the issue of disability--what it was, what it meant, and how to address it--into national focus. \u003ci\u003eOut of the Horrors of War: Disability Politics in World War II America\u003c\/i\u003e explores the history of disability activism, concentrating on the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped (AFPH), a national, cross-disability organization founded during World War II to address federal disability policy. Unlike earlier disability groups, which had been organized around specific disabilities or shared military experience, AFPH brought thousands of disabled citizens and veterans into the national political arena, demanding equal access to economic security and full citizenship. At its core, the AFPH legislative campaign pushed the federal government to move disabled citizens from the margins to the center of the welfare state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough extensive archival research, Audra Jennings examines the history of AFPH and its enduring legacy in the disability rights movement. Counter to most narratives that place the inception of disability activism in the 1970s, Jennings argues that the disability rights movement is firmly rooted in the politics of World War II. In the years immediately following the war, leaders in AFPH worked with organized labor movements to advocate for an ambitious political agenda, including employer education campaigns, a federal pension program, improved access to healthcare and education, and an affirmative action program for disabled workers. \u003ci\u003eOut of the Horrors of War\u003c\/i\u003e extends the arc of the disability rights movement into the 1940s and traces how its terms of inclusion influenced the movement for decades after, leading up to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudra Jennings is Associate Professor of History at Western Kentucky University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51778414936352,"sku":"9781512825510","price":37.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/278ae0d3b03e9dc42c6287c51eddda88.webp?v=1780506587","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/out-of-the-horrors-of-war-disability-politics-in-world-war-ii-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}