Hearing happiness : deafness cures in history / Jaipreet Virdi.
Hearing happiness : deafness cures in history / Jaipreet Virdi.
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Publisher
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
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G 2020/4991
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: cures of yesterday -- Improbable miracles -- Ear spectacles -- Electric wonders -- Fanciful fads -- Edge of silence -- Epilogue: beyond eyes of incredulity.
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Publisher
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"In the mid-nineteenth century, deaf people were expected to overcome their hearing defects, to learn to mask their deafness through speech or speechreading, undergo various medical therapeutics, or make use of hearing aids. A variety of methods were used from burning caustics, blistering, hammering, and bloodletting to mercury, urine, oil of earth...
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Hearing happiness : deafness cures in history / Jaipreet Virdi.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-318) and index.
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ebook version : 9780226690759
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©2020
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G 2020/4991
Record Identifier
74VKaJ8jKbgM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaJ8jKbgM
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ISBN
022669061X
9780226690612
DDC
362.42
MMS ID
991024372715102626
