Publisher's Synopsis
This book will examine all aspects of the relationship
between the blind and the rest of society within the
framework of the attitudes that represent a most
productive area of social psychology.
The reader will learn that historic figures did not
consider their blindness a hindrance to their
achievements, be they famous literary personalities or
Nobel Prize Laureate.
The lives of outstanding blind persons such as
Democritus, al-Maarri, Dühring, Rodrigo, Dalén,
Borges, Ostrovsky and even Ray Charles, will be
examined while placing blindness and the blind at the
center of social relationships, utilizing rich historical
presentations and comprehensive analysis.
This book will be of interest to many professionals,
educators, historians, social scientists and general
readers.
