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Redefining Family Relationships: The Impact of Disability on Working-Class Families during the Industrial Revolution in Britain

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Journal of Modern European History, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 481 - 498

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The Industrial Revolution traditionally has been seen in Disability Studies as marking a decisive shift in the lives of disabled people. It is argued that the rise of mechanisation, time discipline and standardisation made the industrial workplace a hostile environment for people with non-standard b...

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