ISBN:
902722711X
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902722711X
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9027293511
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9789027227119
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9789027293510
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (vii, 300 pages)
Series Statement:
Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture v. 21
DDC:
306.44094
Keywords:
Geschichte
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics
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Language and languages / Political aspects
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Language and languages / Religious aspects / Christianity
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Language and languages / Religious aspects / Islam
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Nationalism
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Christentum
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Geschichte
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Linguistik
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Nationalismus
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Politik
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Religion
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Sprache
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Nationalism History
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Nationalism History
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Language and languages Religious aspects
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Christianity
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Language and languages Religious aspects
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Islam
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Nationalbewusstsein
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Sprache
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Religion
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Europa
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Naher Osten
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Europa
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Naher Osten
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Europa
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Sprache
;
Religion
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Nationalbewusstsein
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Geschichte
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Naher Osten
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Sprache
;
Religion
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Nationalbewusstsein
;
Geschichte
Note:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Language, Religion and National Identity in Europe and the Middle East; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Dedication page; Introduction; Premodern national churches, Roman Europe, and the Caliphate; Small languages and national liberation; Big languages, delusions of grandeur, war, and fascism; Language, religion, and nationalism in Europe; Language, religion, and nationalism in the Middle East; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; The series Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture
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This book discusses the historical record of the idea that language is associated with national identity, demonstrating that different applications of this idea have consistently produced certain types of results. Nationalist movements aimed at 'unification', based upon languages which vary greatly at the spoken level, e.g. German, Italian, Pan-Turkish and Arabic, have been associated with aggression, fascism and genocide, while those based upon relatively homogeneous spoken languages, e.g. Czech, Norwegian and Ukrainian, have resulted in national liberation and international stability. It is
