Signs of Resistance: American Deaf Cultural History, 1900 to World War II Paperback New York University Press
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Signs of Resistance: American Deaf Cultural History, 1900 to World War II Paperback New York University Press

Signs of Resistance: American Deaf Cultural History, 1900 to World War II

New York University Press
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Description

The author demonstrates that in 19th and 20th centuries and contrary to popular belief, the Deaf community defended its use of sign language as a distinctive form of communication, thus forming a collective Deaf consciousness, identity, and political organization.

Author: Susan Burch
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 11/01/2004
Pages: 230
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.14w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780814798942
ISBN10: 0814798942
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- History | Social History
- Social Science | People with Disabilities