1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460180203321

Autore

Der Matossian Bedross

Titolo

Shattered Dreams of Revolution [[electronic resource] ] : From Liberty to Violence in the Late Ottoman Empire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Palo Alto, : Stanford University Press, 2014

ISBN

0-8047-9270-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

956/.02

Soggetti

Turkey -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century

Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918

Turkey -- History -- Revolution, 1908

Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1909-1918

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

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Euphoria of the Revolution -- 2. Debating the Future of the Empire -- 3. The “Historical Period” and Its Impact on Ethnic Groups -- 4. From the Streets to the Ballots -- 5. From the Ballots to the Parliament -- 6. The Counterrevolution and the “Second Revolution” -- Conclusion -- NOTES -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The Ottoman revolution of 1908 is a study in contradictions-a positive manifestation of modernity intended to reinstate constitutional rule, yet ultimately a negative event that shook the fundamental structures of the empire, opening up ethnic, religious, and political conflicts. Shattered Dreams of Revolution considers this revolutionary event to tell the stories of three important groups: Arabs, Armenians, and Jews. The revolution raised these groups' expectations for new opportunities of inclusion and citizenship. But as post-revolutionary festivities ended, these euphoric feelings soon tur



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780944303321

Titolo

Philippine English : linguistic and literary perspectives / / edited by Maria Lourdes S. Bautista and Kingsley Bolton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press

London, : Eurospan [distributor], c2008

Hong Kong : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2008

ISBN

988-220-726-X

1-282-70923-2

9786612709234

988-8052-63-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 405 pages) : illustrations, map

Collana

Asian Englishes today

Disciplina

427.9599

Soggetti

English language - Philippines

English language - Social aspects - Philippines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-394) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Philippine English : linguistic and literary perspectives / Kingsley Bolton and Ma. Lourdes S. Bautista -- A favorable climate and soil : a transplanted language and literature / Andrew Gonzalez -- English in Philippine education : solution or problem? / Allan B.I. Bernardo -- English-language media in the Philippines : description and research / Danilo T. Dayag -- World Englishes or worlds of English? Pitfalls of a postcolonial discourse in Philippine English / T. Ruanni F. Tupas -- 'When I was a child I spake as a child' : reflecting on the limits of a nationalist language policy / D.V.S. Manarpaac -- Taglish, or the phantom power of the lingua franca / Vicente L. Rafael -- Linguistic diversity and English in the Philippines / Curtis D. McFarland -- A lectal description of the phonological features of Philippine English / Ma. Lourdes G. Tayao -- Lexicography and the description of Philippine English vocabulary / Kingsley Bolton and Susan Butler -- Investigating the grammatical features of Philippine English / Ma. Lourdes S. Bautista -- English in Philippine call centers and BPO operations : issues, opportunities, and research / Jane Lockwood, Gail Forey, and Helen



Price -- Colonial education and the shaping of Philippine literature in English / Isabel Pefianco Martin -- Negotiating language : postcolonialism and nationalism in Philippine literature in English / Lily Rost Tope -- 'This scene so fair' : Filipino English poetry, 1905-2005 / Gemino H. Abad -- The Philippine short story in English : an overview / Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo -- The Filipino novel in English / Caroline S. Hau -- Filipino diasporic literature / Alfred A. Yuson -- In conversation : Cebuano writers on Philippine literature and English / Simeon  Dumdum, Timothy Mo, and Resil Mojares -- Bibliographical resources for researching English in the Philippines / Ma. Lourdes S. Bautista.

Sommario/riassunto

An overview and analysis of the role of English in the Philippines, the factors that led to its spread and retention, and the characteristics of Philippine English today.