Details

Subject(s)

• Deaf people—France—History [Browse]
• Deaf people—Means of communication—France—History [Browse]
• Deaf people—France—Social conditions [Browse]
• Deaf people—France—Intellectual life [Browse]

Series

Oxford scholarship online. [More in this series]

Summary note

Drawing on a wide range of contemporary debates about deaf identity, this book considers how philosophers, teachers, physicians, legal advisors, and governmental representatives understood deafness, and how deaf people variously challenged these fields of knowledge and their purported expertise to redefine and claim equal rights.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 15, 2025).

ISBN

• 0-19-894015-7
• 0-19-894014-9
• 9780198940142

OCLC

• 1545125427
• 1536080785

Doi

10.1093/oso/9780198940128.001.0001

Statement on responsible collection description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...