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Deaf People in Hitler's Europe
ISBN: PB: 9781563681325, Gallaudet University Press, December 2002
232 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Inspired by the conference "Deaf People in Hitler's Europe, 1933-1945", hosted jointly by Gallaudet University and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998, this extraordinary collection, organized into three parts, integrates key presenta...
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£22,00
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Lessons in Laughter
ISBN: PB: 9781563681394, Gallaudet University Press, November 2002
237 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, photos
To succeed as an actor is a rare feat. To succeed as a deaf actor is nothing short of amazing. Lessons in Laughter is the story of Bernard Bragg and his astonishing lifelong achievements in the performing arts. Born deaf of deaf parents, Bernard Brag...
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£26,00
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Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants
ISBN: PB: 9781563681295, Gallaudet University Press, October 2002
200 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Now, parents of deaf children have at hand a complete guide to the process of cochlear implantation. Written by two eminent professionals in deaf education, "The Parents' Guide to Cochlear" Implants explains in a friendly, easy-to-follow style each s...
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£19,00
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Progress in Sign Language Research (Signum Verlag)
ISBN: HB: 9783927731905, Gallaudet University Press, October 2002
336 pp., 24.1x16.5 cm
To celebrate the 60th birthday of Siegmund Prillwitz, founder of the Institute for German Sign Language at Hamburg University, and to honour his thirty years of commitment in the field of sign language research, sixteen renowned researchers and resea...
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£51,50
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Turn-Taking, Fingerspelling, and Contact in Signed Languages
ISBN: HB: 9781563681288, Gallaudet University Press, October 2002
176 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
In five compelling chapters, this volume elucidates several key factors of the signed languages used in select international Deaf communities. Kristin Mulrooney studies ASL (American Sign Language) users to delve into the reasons behind the perceived...
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£56,00
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American Sign Language Handshape: Starter A Beginner's Guide
ISBN: PB: 9781563681301, Gallaudet University Press, September 2002
176 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Beginning signers now can improve their recognition of the most commonly used signs with this easy-to-follow handbook. "The American Sign Language Handshape Starter" illustrates 800 of the most frequently used signs, arranging them by the 40 standard...
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£15,00
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Original Signs Gesture, Sign, and the Sources of Language
ISBN: PB: 9781563681332, Gallaudet University Press, July 2002
200 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Clearly written in a voice that is humane as well as scholarly, this book belongs in public as well as academic libraries.
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£26,00
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Damned for Their Difference The Cultural Construction of Deaf People as Disabled
ISBN: PB: 9781563681219, Gallaudet University Press, June 2002
272 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
"Damned for Their Difference" offers a well-founded explanation of how Deaf people became classified disparagingly worldwide as "disabled", through a discursive exploration of the cultural, social, and historical contexts of these attitudes and behav...
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£33,00
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Deaf Way II: Anthology A Literary Collection by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Writers
ISBN: PB: 9781563681271, Gallaudet University Press, June 2002
208 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
"The Deaf Way II: Anthology" brings together stellar contributions by 16 international writers who are deaf or hard of hearing. This remarkable collection features poetry, essays, short stories, and one play, all of which offer thought-provoking pers...
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£17,50
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Gaillard in Deaf America A Portrait of the Deaf Community, 1917, Henri Gaillard
ISBN: PB: 9781563681226, Gallaudet University Press, May 2002
152 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
In 1917, Henri Gaillard journeyed to the United States for the centennial celebration of the American School for the Deaf (ASD). The oldest school for deaf students in America, ASD had been confounded by renowned deaf French teacher Laurent Clerc, th...
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£24,00
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