The Deaf Experience: Classics in Language and Education [Hardcover]

Harlan Lane (Author), Franklin Philip (Translator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0674194608 | ISBN-13: 978-0674194601 | Publication Date: September 12, 1984 | Edition: 1

Gathers eighteenth- and nineteenth-century French articles about sign language, methods for teaching manual French, the history of the deaf, and the experiences of two deaf leaders.

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Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation)

About the Author

Harlan Lane is the Matthews Distinguished University Professor in the Psychology Department at Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Harvard University Press; 1 edition (September 12, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0674194608
• ISBN-13: 978-0674194601
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book could well be required reading for all teachers., July 7, 1999

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This review is from: The Deaf Experience: Classics in Language and Education (Hardcover)

My interest in finding this book was heightened as a result of reading "Seeing Voices" by Oliver Sacks. Overcoming the challange of sourcing the text resulted in nothing short of total exhileration as each chapter revealed the dedication, focus, determination and clarity of purpose displayed by these many wonderful people. Reading this book now, at the turn of the century and realizing it is written between 150 and 220 years ago as leading edge thinking is truely a humbling experience. That Franklin Philip and Harlan Lane with the cooperation of Harvard University Press have presented this work for English language readers is indicative of a continuation of the integrity and responsibility to others so kindly exercised in addressing the concerns of less fortunate individuals in earlier times.