Commodifying autism: The cultural contexts of 'disability' in the academy

Disability and Social Theory: New Developments and Directions

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 33-51

  Mallett, Rebecca ^a   Runswick Cole, Katherine ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1057/9781137023001     Document Type: Chapter

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