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DEAFNESS COMMUNITY CULTURE IN BRITAIN
Martin Atherton
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Description for DEAFNESS COMMUNITY CULTURE IN BRITAIN
Paperback. .
Setting a case study of deaf people's leisure practices in north-west England within a wider examination of communal deaf leisure across Britain, this book offers new insights into a misunderstood and misrepresented community. Available for the first time in paperback, the book provides a detailed analysis of deaf people's leisure during the second half of the twentieth century, which questions perceptions of deafness as a disability, investigates the importance of shared leisure in community formation more generally and examines the ways in which changing patterns of socialisation are affecting British society. Although focusing on the British ... Read more
Setting a case study of deaf people's leisure practices in north-west England within a wider examination of communal deaf leisure across Britain, this book offers new insights into a misunderstood and misrepresented community. Available for the first time in paperback, the book provides a detailed analysis of deaf people's leisure during the second half of the twentieth century, which questions perceptions of deafness as a disability, investigates the importance of shared leisure in community formation more generally and examines the ways in which changing patterns of socialisation are affecting British society. Although focusing on the British ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Disability History
Condition
New
Weight
261g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719099786
SKU
V9780719099786
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Ref
99-15
About Martin Atherton
Martin Atherton is Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Deaf Studies at the University of Central Lancashire -- .
Reviews for DEAFNESS COMMUNITY CULTURE IN BRITAIN
'Although the focus of Deafness, Community and Culture in Britain is on deaf communities, clubs and leisure pursuits, the book's thorough account of the diverse issues involved in community identity and the development of clubs and the impact of modern digital communication will be of interest to those engaged with social and cultural history, disability studies and the provision of ... Read more