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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451086803321

Autore

Simpson Andrew

Titolo

Language and National Identity in Asia [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2007

ISBN

1-281-16437-2

0-19-153308-4

1-4356-1408-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (477 p.)

Disciplina

306.44095

306.4495

Soggetti

Nationalism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Maps; Notes on Contributors; Part I: South Asia; Part II: East Asia; Part III: Southeast Asia; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Language and National Identity in Asia is a fully comprehensive introduction to the theme of language as a force in the construction and development of nations and national identities within Asia. - ;Language and National Identity in Asia is a comprehensive introduction to the role of language in the construction and development of nations and national identities in Asia. Leading scholars from all over the world investigate the role languages have played and now play in the formation of the national and social identity in countries throughout South, East, and Southeast Asia. They consider the