This groundbreaking hardcover book by Professor David Turner offers a history of modern Britain that centers the experiences of disabled people for the first time. It rectifies the absence of these narratives in mainstream historical accounts, revealing a forgotten and suppressed history resulting from deliberate choices about whose stories matter.

Key Features & Focus:

• A history of resistance and ingenuity from disabled individuals who refused to be silenced or pitied.
• Features stories of ordinary people demanding dignity and justice, such as a labourer who won a court case against accusations of faking disability, a painter signing royalty miniatures 'without hands,' and a one-armed textile worker who spurred reform.
• Presents an extraordinary ground-up history, focusing on activism rather than progress led by doctors or philanthropists.
• Reveals a fuller and richer history of modern Britain by integrating disabled people back into the national story.

Specifications:

• Author: Professor David Turner
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Print Length: 400 pages
• Publication Date: June 4, 2026
• ISBN-10: 1847927580
• ISBN-13: 978-1847927583
• Dimensions: 16.4 x 3.8 x 24.2 cm (164x38x242mm)
• Weight: 650 g

This essential volume, published by Bodley Head, is a vital addition for readers interested in Social & Cultural History, offering profound insights into the fight for equality and ordinary lives within the UK.