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Zusatztext Recommended. Informationen zum Autor Paul K. Longmore, until his death in 2009, was Professor of History at San Francisco State. His books include The Invention of George Washington. Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability, and the coedited volume, The New Disability History: American Perspectives. Klappentext Marshaling two decades' worth of painstaking research, Paul Longmore's book provides the first cultural history of the telethon, charting its rise and profiling the key figures¿philanthropists, politicians, celebrities, corporate sponsors, and recipients¿involved. Zusammenfassung Marshaling two decades' worth of painstaking research, Paul Longmore's book provides the first cultural history of the telethon, charting its rise and profiling the key figures--philanthropists, politicians, celebrities, corporate sponsors, and recipients--involved. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations Editors' Note Introduction Chapter 1. Charity Professionals: Ambivalent Generosity and the New Business of Philanthropy Chapter 2. Neither Public Nor Private: Telethons in the U.S. Health and Welfare System Chapter 3. The Hidden Politics of Telethons: Where Volunteerism, Government, and Business Meet Chapter 4. "They've Got a Good Thing with Us and We've Got a Good Thing with Them": Telethons and Cause-Related Marketing Chapter 5. Givers and Takers: Conspicuous Contribution and a Distinctly American Moral Community Chapter 6. Dignity Thieves: Greed, Generosity, and Objects of Charity Chapter 7. Suffering as Spectacle: Pity, Pathos, and Ideology Chapter 8 "Look at Us We're Walking": Cure-Seekers, Invalids and Overcomers Chapter 9 American and Un-American Bodies: Searching for Fitness through Technology and Sport Chapter 10. Smashing Icons: Gender, Sexuality, and Disability Chapter 11. "Heaven's Special Child": The Making of Poster Children Chapter 12. Family Burdens: Parents, Children, and Disability Chapter 13. Jerry's Kids Grow Up: Disability Rights Activists and Telethons Conclusion: The End of Telethons and Challenges for Disability Rights Afterword Notes ...
