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Language, Ethnic Identity and the State book cover

1st Edition

Language, Ethnic Identity and the State

Edited By William Safran, J.A. Laponce Copyright 2005
176 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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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. These leading scholars present five key case studies of South Africa, Algeria, Canada, Latvia and Senegal. All five countries are multilingual nations where language has been a central political issue that has... Read more

Introduction: the Political aspects of Language, William Safran

Minority Languages and Globalization, J.A. Laponce

The Rise and Possible Demise of Afrikaans as Public Language, Hermann Giliomee

Language and Politics in Algeria, Mohamed Benrabah

The Limits of Bilingualism in Canada, Linda Cardinal

Ethnic Politics and the Soviet Legacy in Latvian Post-communist Education: The Place of Language, Fredrika Bjornlund

Senegalese "into Frenchmen" ? the French Technology of Nationalism in Senegal, Nancy Kwang Johnson

Biography

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.

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