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Autore |
Del Valle Sandra <1963-> |
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Titolo |
Language rights and the law in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : finding our voices / / Sandra Del Valle |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Clevedon, England ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-82819-6 |
9786610828197 |
1-85359-644-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (371 p.) |
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Collana |
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Bilingual education and bilingualism ; ; 40 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Language policy - United States |
Linguistic minorities - Legal status, laws, etc - United States |
English language - Political aspects - United States |
Civil rights - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A History of Language Rights: Between Tolerance and Hostility -- Chapter 2. Nativism and Language Restrictions: Echoes of the Past at the End of the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 3. Fulfilling the Promise of Citizenship: English Literacy, Naturalization, and Voting Rights -- Chapter 4. Language Rights in the Workplace: Negotiating Boundaries Within Close Spaces -- Chapter 5. Language Rights in Litigation: Making the Case for Greater Protections in Criminal and Civil Proceedings -- Chapter 6. Bilingual Education: Learning and Politics in the Classroom -- Chapter 7. Native American Education: The US Implements an English- Only Policy -- Chapter 8. Due Process and Governmental Benefits: When English-Only is Enough -- Chapter 9. Commerce and Language Minorities: Remaking Old Laws for New Consumers -- Chapter 10. The Place of International Law in Promoting Linguistic Human Rights Within the United States -- Appendix: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is provides a comprehensive review of the legal status of minority languages in the U.S. It also provides the historical and |
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