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UNINA9910463283703321 |
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Autore |
West Donna |
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Titolo |
Signs of hope [[electronic resource] ] : deafhearing family life / / by Donna West |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-48628-7 |
9786613581266 |
1-4438-3706-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (282 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Deaf - Social aspects |
Deaf - Family relationships |
Deafness |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-241) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; INTERTEXT I; CHAPTER TWO; INTERTEXT II; CHAPTER THREE; INTERTEXT III; CHAPTER FOUR; INTERTEXT IV; CHAPTER FIVE; INTERTEXT V; CHAPTER SIX; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Signs of Hope tells the story of a narrative inquiry with three deafhearing families. For many of us, deafness represents loss and silence. For others, being deaf is a genetic quirk; an opportunity for learning, spiritual adventure and reward. For yet others, it is the most natural thing in the world; a connection to a genealogical layer of signing ancestors and the continuation of a culture. Amid the noise of mainstream, medical and educational discourses of deafness, here are family voices ... |
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