| Description |
1 online resource (282 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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 ... |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Deaf -- Social aspects.
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Deaf -- Social aspects. |
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Deaf. |
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Deaf -- Family relationships.
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Deaf -- Family relationships. |
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Deafness.
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Deafness. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: West, Donna. Signs of Hope : Deafhearing Family Life. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2012 9781443836548 |
| ISBN |
9781443837064 (electronic book) |
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1443837067 (electronic book) |
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9781443836548 (Cloth) |
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1443836540 (Cloth) |
| Standard No. |
9786613581266 |
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