Standardizing Diversity : : The Political Economy of Language Regimes / / Amy H. Liu.
Languages have deep political significance beyond communication: a common language can strengthen cultural bonds and social trust, or it may exacerbate cultural differences and power imbalances. Language regimes that emerge from political bargains can centralize power by favoring the language of one...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 22 illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Note About Interviews
- Part I: Toward a Typology of Language Regimes
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Typology of Language Regimes
- Part II: Language Regime Choice
- Chapter 3. Language Regime Choice: Theory
- Chapter 4. Language Regime Choice: Evidence
- Part III: Economic Effects of Language Regimes
- Chapter 5. Economic Effects of Language Regimes: Theory
- Chapter 6. Mechanism 1: Social Capital
- Chapter 7. Mechanism 2: Foreign Capital
- Chapter 8. Conclusion: Standardizing Diversity
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Acknowledgments