Language and Revolution Making Modern Political Identities |
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| Editor:
| Halfin, Igal |
| Series title: | Cummings Center Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-135-77463-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $62.95 |
Book Description:
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This work examines the role of language in forging the modern subject. Focusing on the idea of the "New Man" that has animated all revolutionaries, the present volume asks what it meant to define oneself in terms of one's class origins, gender, national belonging or racial origins.
This work examines the role of language in forging the modern subject. Focusing on the idea of the "New Man" that has animated all revolutionaries, the present volume asks what it meant to define oneself in terms of one's class origins, gender, national belonging or racial origins.