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Lane, Harlan, 1936-2019.

The people of the eye : deaf ethnicity and ancestry / Harlan Lane, Richard C. Pillard, Ulf Hedberg. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. - xxi, 269 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ethnicity and the deaf-world. Cultural cohesive forces ; Ethnic boundaries ; Yes, but -- Deaf ancestry : Henniker, NH, and Martha's Vineyard, MA. Context : settling the New World ; The Brown family of Henniker, NH ; Martha's Vineyard ; Assimilating and differentiating societies -- Deaf ancestry in Maine : northern cluster. Migration from Martha's Vineyard to Maine ; Other settlers in the northern cluster -- Deaf ancestry in Maine : southern cluster. Southern cluster -- Deaf ancestry : summary and reflections.

ISBN: 9780199759293 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0199759294 (hbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2010025247

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101573956 DNLM

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Deaf people--History.--United States
Deafness--Social aspects--United States.
Heredity.
Ethnic groups.
Deafness--history--United States.
Hearing Impaired Persons--history--United States.
Cultural Characteristics--United States.
Ethnic groups--history--United States.
Sign language--United States.
Social Environment--United States.

LC Class. No.: HV 2530 / .L36 2011