Language, Nation, and State |
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| Editor:
| Lacorne, Denis
Judt, Tony |
| Series title: | Europe in Transition Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-281-36918-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $220.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the role that language has played in forming modern European nations. With language an omnipresent issue within the European Union, the importance languages have played within the histories and present situations of member nations is a crucial topic. Drawing on an international cast of contributors, the book explores the issues of monolingualism vs. plurilingualism within individual nations, the revival of languages in nations such as former soviet republics, and...
More DescriptionThis book examines the role that language has played in forming modern European nations. With language an omnipresent issue within the European Union, the importance languages have played within the histories and present situations of member nations is a crucial topic. Drawing on an international cast of contributors, the book explores the issues of monolingualism vs. plurilingualism within individual nations, the revival of languages in nations such as former soviet republics, and concludes with a look at language in the electronic age.