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Paperback. Showcases the work of Deaf writers from 1830 to 1930 during a critical formative period in their history. In this title, excerpted works include autobiographies, travel narratives, romances, nonfiction, short stories, editorials, descriptive pieces, and other forms of prose. Editor(s): Nelson, Jennifer L.; Harmon, Kristen. Series: Gallaudet Deaf Literature. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685651
- ISBN
- 9781563685651
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€ 53.51€ 46.16
€ 53.51
€ 46.16
paperback. Addresses the effects of a range of modern scientific and social developments - such as cochlear implants, genetic engineering, and educational mainstreaming - on deaf culture. This book splits into three sections, the first focusing on culture and identity, the second on language and literacy, and the third on American Sign Language in the arts. Editor(s): Lindgren, Kristin A.; Deluca, Doreen; Napoli, Donna Jo. Num Pages: 268 pages, 19 halftones, 12 figures. BIC Classification: CFZ; JFFG; MJPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781563685750
- ISBN
- 9781563685750
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Condition: New
€ 76.10€ 64.31
€ 76.10
€ 64.31
Paperback. Based on scholarship presented at a 2003 conference held at Gallaudet University, this title includes thirteen essays that explores the complex sociological interplay between genetics and deafness, as viewed by a distinguished panel of scholars and scientists from the platforms of their respective disciplines. Editor(s): Cleve, John Vickrey Van. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 halftones, 5 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBDC; MFN; MJPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685767
- ISBN
- 9781563685767
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.09
€ 47.99
€ 37.09
Paperback. Uses the archetypal concept of the carnival as a framework to interpret the evolution of ASL literature. This title shows how Deaf artists and ASL performers have used and continue to use their art as a means to traverse the barriers between disenfranchisement and privilege. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685774
- ISBN
- 9781563685774
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Condition: New
€ 56.48€ 48.70
€ 56.48
€ 48.70
Paperback. Circles the globe - from Asia and Russia to Europe and the United Kingdom, from Africa to South America to the United States - profiling the immense diversity of the world's Deaf communities. Editor(s): Monaghan, Leila; Schmaling, Constanze; Nakamura, Karen; Turner, Graham H. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781563685781
- ISBN
- 9781563685781
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Condition: New
€ 68.97€ 58.76
€ 68.97
€ 58.76
Paperback. Includes the cultural perceptions by and of deaf people, the assimilation of deaf children to surrounding communities, the role that society's view of deaf people plays in affecting how deaf people view themselves, the impact of bilingualism in deaf communities, and transliteration. Editor(s): Metzger, Melanie. Series: Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685897
- ISBN
- 9781563685897
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Condition: New
€ 56.48€ 48.55
€ 56.48
€ 48.55
Paperback. Research has identified resilience as a key element to success in school. The author searches out ways to develop, reinforce, and alter the factors that encourage resilience in African American deaf and hard of hearing students. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JFSL3; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685941
- ISBN
- 9781563685941
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. Reveals how deaf people in Adamorobe did not live in a social paradise but that they created their own "Deaf Space" by seeking each other out to form a society of their own. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 photographs, 11 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFFG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686320
- ISBN
- 9781563686320
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Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 60.49
€ 71.34
€ 60.49
Hardback. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the linguistically and geographically diverse regions of the world. As in the rest of the world, deaf people live throughout sub-Saharan communities. This is a research on sub-Saharan signed languages and deaf community, organizing has created the opportunity to gather together and the perspectives presented herein. Editor(s): Cooper, Audrey C.; Rashid, Khadijat K. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1HF; CFZ; JFFG; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 70 x 100 x 15. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686344
- ISBN
- 9781563686344
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Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 60.49
€ 71.34
€ 60.49
Hardcover. Editor(s): Estrada Aranda, Benito; Sleeboom-van Raaij, Ines. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 262 x 22. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686542
- ISBN
- 9781563686542
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Condition: New
€ 66.59€ 56.67
€ 66.59
€ 56.67
Paperback. Analyzes the process of how power is exercised through sexuality and traces the historical conditions that have made possible a gay and lesbian politics. This work explores the invention of a gay and lesbian ethos, through which participation, even for apolitical gays and lesbians, goes beyond a shared culture and perspective. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFSK; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391740
- ISBN
- 9781566391740
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Through the voices of equity planners who have worked 'in the trenches' of city halls, the authors explore the inner dimensions of social change, economic development, community organizing, and the dynamics of implementing and producing fair housing. Series: Conflicts in Urban & Regional Development. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 tables, 5 figures, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFF; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392105
- ISBN
- 9781566392105
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. Features research on the roles of women in Japan and Korea. Editor(s): Gelb, Joyce; Palley, Marian Lief. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392242
- ISBN
- 9781566392242
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
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paperback. To study the settlement process of undocumented migrants, this work examines one of Houston's Maya communities, the approximately 900 Maya from a township in the Department of Totonicapan, Guatemala. It traces this Maya community from its genesis in 1978 to the complex effects of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 tables, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; JFFN; JFSL9; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392570
- ISBN
- 9781566392570
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
paperback. Tracing social and historical problems related to racial identity, this title discusses why race is a matter of such importance in America and examines the treatment of mixed race in law, society, and literature. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392655
- ISBN
- 9781566392655
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. Bridging the worlds of activism and academia - social movement theory informed with the real experiences of activists - this volume brings together insights from European New Social Movement theorists, US scholars of social movements, and activists involved in social movements from the 1960s to the 1990s. Editor(s): Epstein, Barbara; Flacks, Richard. Num Pages: 269 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFC; JH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393232
- ISBN
- 9781566393232
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. While equal opportunity for all candidates is widely recognized as a goal within academia, the implementation of specific procedures to achieve equality has resulted in vehement disputes regarding both the means and ends. This title aims to encourage a reexamination of this issue. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9781566393997
- ISBN
- 9781566393997
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. Takes the reader through a tour of the lives, times, and writings of such key bachelors of Science as Bacon, Descartes, Newton, and Gassendi. This book situates these empiricist philosophers and their canonical reputations within the larger framework of the de facto 'masculinization of science' and 'scientizing of masculinity' in the 17th century. Series: Themes in the History of Philosophy S. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPC; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394369
- ISBN
- 9781566394369
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. Features interviews, critical essays, and commentary that explores South Asian identity and culture. By examining the social, economic, and historical particularities of people who live 'between the lines' on and between borders, this book reinstates questions of power and privilege, agency and resistance. Editor(s): Vasudeva, Mary. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 301 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394680
- ISBN
- 9781566394680
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.95
€ 44.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Examines two equally important movements of the early sixties, the New Left and the New Right, both sides equally critical of existing society and both utopian in their visions. This book describes the ways in which the historical reality of the sixties has been dramatically distorted by popular political and social images. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFC; JHM; JPFF; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394789
- ISBN
- 9781566394789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59