Language and Politics in India
Published on 15. January 2009
Book
Hardback
520 pages
978-0-19-569786-5 (ISBN)
Description
This volume - in the Themes in Politics series - focuses on the relationship between language (culture) and politics (power) at the social, political, historical, cultural, and ideological levels. It explains the conceptual and historical unfolding of this relationship between 1900 and 2000. It also expands newer areas and frontiers of research and critical thinking by drawing attention to readings from different disciplines and perspectives predominantly history, political science, sociology, literature, anthropology, and cultural studies. The essays have been thematically arranged to illustrate the rich diversity of issues and arguments. The thematic plurality and methodological innovativeness is reflected in the selection of readings and their novel ways of interpreting the language question. The author highlights India's linguistic diversity and its political predicament, linguistic states formation in independent India, Indian Constitution and the language question, linguistic minorities, language and education to understand the complex character of this relationship.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
623 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-569786-5 (9780195697865)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction: Language and Politics in Independent India (Asha Sarangi); Part I LANGUAGE, HISTORY, AND NATION 1. Language and the Constitution: The Half-hearted Compromise (Granville Austin); 2. Sanskrit for the Nation (Sumathi Ramaswamy); 3. Factors in the Linguistic Reorganization of Indian States (Joseph E. Schwartzberg); 4. Elite Interests, Popular Passions, and Social Power in the Language Politics of India (Paul R.Brass); Part II LANGUAGE, REGION,AND STATE 5. The Political Saliency of Language in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Salma K. Sonntag); 6. Language and Politics in Jammu and Kashmir: Issues and Perspectives (K. Warikoo); 7. The Great Language Debate: Politics of Metropolitan versus Vernacular India (D.L.Sheth); Part III LANGUAGE AND THEIDENTITY POLITICS 8. Vanishing Diversities and Submerging Identities: An Indian Case (Anvita Abbi); 9. Writing, Speaking, Being: Language and the Historical Formation of Identities in India (Sudipta Kaviraj); 10. Talking the National Language: Hindi/Urdu/Hindustani in Indian Broadcasting and Cinema (David Lelyveld); 11. Language and the Right to the City (Janaki Nair); Annotated Bibliography; Contributors.