Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. ONE. Foreigners in Their Own Land: Community 15
6. TWO. Savages and Deaf Mutes: Species and Race 36
7. THREE. Without Voices: Gender 56
8. FOUR. From Refinement to Efficiency: Culture 83
9. FIVE. The Natural Language of Signs: Nature 108
10. SIX. The Unnatural Language of Signs: Normality 132
11. Epilogue: The Trap of Paternalism 149
12. Notes 164
13. Index 217