Abbé Sicard's Deaf Education

Emmet Kennedy is Professor Emeritus of European History at George Washington University, USA. His book A Cultural History of the French Revolution was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

• Introduction One: The Ascent to Paris Two: Passport through the Terror Three: A Refractory Priest in the Republic of Professors Four: Sicard and Napoleon Five: International Signing During the Restoration Conclusion List of Abbreviations Notes Appendices I. The Library of the Abbe Sicard II. F. Berthier's Account of Sicard's Encounter with Bonaparte III. Berthier's Estimation of Sicard's Signing Method

Selected by Choice magazine as an "Outstanding Academic Title" for 2016 "In this compelling book, Kennedy ... makes a sound contribution to deaf history scholarship. ... Sicard became a monumental figure in deaf education and was largely responsible for refining French sign language. Kennedy brilliantly reconstructs Sicard's path of 'flawed, intriguing, and lucky survivor' and chronicles his life amid the tumultuous climate of the French Revolution. ... Overall, this fascinating study makes an important scholarly contribution to the field of deaf history. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." (H. Caldwell, Choice, Vol. 53 (10), June, 2016) "Emmet Kennedy's Abbe Sicard's Deaf Education: Empowering the Mute, 1785-1820 is a slim volume that examines the life and works of Roch-Ambroise Cucurron, Abbe Sicard (1742-1822). ... The book is certainly important for the history of deaf education, and provides important details that historians in that field will likely value." (Karen E. Carter, American Historical Review, Vol. 122 (2), April 2017)