| A Place of Their Own: Creating the Deaf Community in America Contributor(s): Van Cleve, John Vickrey (Author), Crouch, Barry A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0930323491 ISBN-13: 9780930323493 Publisher: Gallaudet University Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1989 Annotation: Using original sources, this unique book focuses on the Deaf community during the nineteenth century. Largely through schools for the deaf, deaf people began to develop a common language and a sense of community. A Place of Their Own brings the perspective of history to bear on the reality of deafness and provides fresh and important insight into the lives of Deaf Americans. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | People With Disabilities - History | United States - 19th Century - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 305.908 |
| LCCN: 88-26996 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.66" W x 8.96" (0.68 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using original sources, this unique book focuses on the Deaf community during the nineteenth century. Largely through schools for the deaf, deaf people began to develop a common language and a sense of community. A Place of Their Own brings the perspective of history to bear on the reality of deafness and provides fresh and important insight into the lives of Deaf Americans. |