Deaf Around the World: The Impact of Language (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199732531)

Deaf around the World is a compendium of work by scholars and activists on the creation, context, and form of sign languages, and on the social issues and civil rights of Deaf communities. Renowned contributors such as James Woodward, Yerker Andersson, and Paddy Ladd offer new histories and overviews of major topics. Each chapter is followed by a response from a pre-eminent thinker in the field. The volume includes studies of sign languages and Deaf communities in Australia, Brazil, Britain, China, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Myanmar, Nicaragua, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States.

Author: Gaurav Mathur
ISBN-10: 0199732531
ISBN-13: 9780199732531
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 12/10/2010
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2011