Language and identity politics : a cross-Atlantic perspective /: a cross-Atlantic perspective. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Christina Späti.
• Editors: Späti, Christina
• Contents: Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements <a href="/downloads/intros/SpaetiLanguage_intro.pdf" target="_blank"><img align="left" border="0" onmouseout="this.src='/img/icon_pdf.png'" onmouseover="this.src='/img/icon_pdf2.png'" src="/img/icon_pdf.png" /> Introduction: Language and the Rise of Identity Politics: An Introduction; Christina Späti PART I: LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY POLITICS: THEORY AND CONCEPTS Chapter 1. Language and Collective Identity: Theorising Complexity; Peter Ives Chapter 2. The Politics of Linguistic Identity in Europe: Between the Expression of Power and the Power of Expressivity; Peter A. Kraus PART II: LANGUAGE AND COLLECTIVE IDENTITY IN MULTILINGUAL STATES Chapter 3. Language and Identity Politics in Belgium; Claude Javeau Chapter 4. Plurilingualism and Identity Politics: The Case of Switzerland; Christina Späti Chapter 5. Languages and Collective Identities in Switzerland: The Case of Bilingual Cantons (Bern, Fribourg, Valais); Manuel Meune Chapter 6. Language Rights and Language Endangerment in Canada: The Case of Indigenous Languages; Donna Patrick PART III: LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY POLITICS IN IMMIGRATION SOCIETIES Chapter 7. Immigrants and the Reframing of Language and National Identity Politics in the United States; Ronald Schmidt, Sr. Chapter 8. Challenges of Diversity: Language and Immigration in Switzerland; Damir Skenderovic Chapter 9. Language and the Transformation of Identity Politics in Minority Francophone Communities in Canada: Between Collective Linguistic Identity and Individualistic Integration Policies; Nicole Gallant Conclusion: The Problematic Nexus of Language and Identity: Some Concluding Remarks; Robert Gould Bibliography; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 306.449; Language and languages -- Political aspects; Language and culture -- Political aspects; Identity politics; Intercultural communication; Sociolinguistics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782389439
• Related ISBNs: 9781782389422
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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