1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459866003321

Titolo

The Edinburgh companion to the Gaelic language [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Moray Watson and Michelle Macleod

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-74969-2

1-78034-476-7

9786612749698

0-7486-3710-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WatsonMoray <1928->

MacleodMichelle

Disciplina

491.63

Soggetti

Scottish Gaelic language

Language and languages

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Bringing together an unprecedented range of perspectives on the Gaelic language, this book covers the history of the language, its development in Scotland and Canada, its spelling, syntax and morphology, its modern vocabulary, and the study of its dialects. It also addresses sociolinguistic issues such as identity, perception, language planning and the appearance of the language in literature. Each chapter is written by an expert on their topic.The book has been written accessibly with a non-specialist audience in mind.It will have a particular value for those requiring introductions to aspect



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451393503321

Autore

Kirkland Anna Rutherford

Titolo

Fat rights [[electronic resource] ] : dilemmas of difference and personhood / / Anna Kirkland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8147-4907-0

0-8147-4819-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Disciplina

342.7308/7

Soggetti

Discrimination against overweight persons - Law and legislation - United States

Overweight persons - Civil rights - United States

Discrimination - Law and legislation - United States

Overweight persons - Social aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-190) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The challenge of difference -- Imagining legal protections for fatness -- Shifting the blame -- Balancing functional individuals and embedded selves -- Governing risk : medicalization and normalization -- Accomodating fatness -- Conclusion: What is worth wanting in American antidiscrimination law?

Sommario/riassunto

Author Interview on The Brian Lehrer Show. America is a weight-obsessed nation. Over the last decade, there's been an explosion of concern in the U.S. about people getting fatter. Plaintiffs are now filing lawsuits arguing that discrimination against fat people should be illegal. Fat Rights asks the first provocative questions that need to be raised about adding weight to lists of currently protected traits like race, gender, and disability. Is body fat an indicator of a character flaw or of incompetence on the job? Does it pose risks or costs to employers they should be allowed to evade? Or i