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Culture and Deafness in a Maya Indian Village

Malcolm K. ShumanIrsen Secretariat College Of Education, Louisiana State University, ROOM 236, Peabody Hall, Baton Rouge, LA.70803
Pages 359-370 | Published online: 18 Oct 2016

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