Language, Ethnic Identity and the State

Herausgeber: Safran, William; Laponce, J a

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Produktbeschreibung

This new study powerfully asserts the pivotal importance of the interplay between language and ethnicity, which is often underestimated as a component for political stability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9781138993044
• ISBN-10: 1138993042
• Artikelnr.: 50448829

Autorenporträt

William Safran is Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado and Editor-in-chief of the journal Nationalism and Ethnic Politics. Jean A. Laponce is professor of political science at the University of British Columbia and director of the Institute of Interethnic Relations in Ottawa.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: the Political aspects of Language Chapter 1. Minority
Languages and Globalization Chapter 2. The Rise and Possible Demise of
Afrikaans as Public Language, Chapter 3. Language and Politics in Algeria
Chapter 4. The Limits of Bilingualism in Canada Chapter 5. Ethnic Politics
and the Soviet Legacy in Latvian Post-communist Education: The Place of
Language Chapter 6. Senegalese "into Frenchmen" ? the French Technology of
Nationalism in Senegal