A review by drmlutze
A History of Disability by Henri-Jacques Stiker

4.0

This work would serve as a good first glance into the history of disability; however, the areas of focus do not always go into helpful depth. Stiker presents a thought-provoking ideology of disability perception through sociocultural and religious lenses, but does not really present as comprehensive a "history" as the title of the work would suggest. His study concentrates on Continental Europe and devotes the most attention to the Classical, Medieval, and Modern eras. If this is the location and these the eras that the reader happens to be particularly interested in, Stiker's work would prove a useful overview.