History of Disabilities: Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century
Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century demonstrates how society has interacted with and treated individuals with disabilities historically. This collection also documents the rise of disabilities movements and their efforts to gain political power. Materials chronicle how individuals were classified and treated, and how some overcame physical or mental challenges to change perceptions of what it means to be disabled.
Environmental History: Colonial Policy and Global Development, 1896–1993
Expand your collection with twentieth-century British government primary source material relating to environmental issues and the history of human-environment interaction. Access files from three departments, focusing on themes such as colonialism, land use and exploitation, exploration, agriculture, the technological revolution, industrial change and urbanisation, conservation, pollution, climate, development programs and sustainability, natural resources, and industries such as forestry and mining.