Social spaces of little people: The experiences of the Jamisons

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-191

  Kruse II, Robert J ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Dwarfism; Lefebvre; Little people; Social space

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

EID: 2342438719     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360220133934     Document Type: Article

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