Helpless and a cripple: The disabled child in children's literature and child rescue discourses

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Hillel, Margot. (2005). Helpless and a cripple: The disabled child in children's literature and child rescue discourses. In Rosie Findlay and Sebastien Salbayre (Ed.). Stories for Children, Histories of Childhood. Tours,France: Presses universitaires Francois Rabelais. pp. 127 - 138
AuthorsHillel, Margot
KeywordsLiterary Studies not elsewhere classified
Year2005
PublisherPresses universitaires Francois Rabelais
Page range127 - 138
Place of publicationTours,France
EditorsRosie Findlay and Sebastien Salbayre
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