Language, Nation and State Identity Politics in a Multilingual Age |
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| Editor:
| Judt, Tony
Lacorne, Denis
Judt, T.
Lacorne, D. |
| Series title: | Europe in Transition: the NYU European Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-349-52783-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2004 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $99.00USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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This edited collection 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...
More DescriptionThis edited collection 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.