ISBN:
0521519314
,
9780521519311
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xii, 217 p)
,
ill., maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Speaking Like a State : Language and Nationalism in Pakistan
DDC:
306.44095491
Keywords:
Nationalism
;
Language and culture
;
Language policy
;
Pakistan Languages
;
Political aspects
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Examines language and culture's importance to political legitimacy using the example of Pakistan, and comparison with India and Indonesia
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Acknowledgments; Note on transliteration; Introduction; 1 Articulating a new nation; 2 Urdu and the nation; 3 The nation and its margins; 4 The case of Punjab, part I: elite efforts; 5 The case of Punjab, part II: popular culture; 6 History and local absence; 7 Bringing back the local past; 8 Speaking like a state: language planning; 9 Religion, nation, language; 10 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-211) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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