
Language and Politics in India
Asha Sarangi(Editor)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published in December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-19-806422-0 (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. The essays have been thematically arranged to illustrate the rich diversity of issues and arguments. The plurality and methodological innovativeness is reflected in the selection of readings and their novel ways of interpreting the language question. The major highlights of this volume are India's linguistic diversity and its political predicament; linguistic states formation in independent India; Indian Constitution and the language question; linguistic minorities; and language and education.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 140 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-806422-0 (9780198064220)
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Person
Asha Sarangi is Associate Professor, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Content
LIST OF FIGURES, LIST OF TABLES, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION: LANGUAGE AND POLITICS IN INDIA (ASHA SARANGI); ; PART I: LANGUAGE, HISTORY, AND NATION ; 4. ELITE INTERESTS, POPULAR PASSIONS, AND SOCIAL POWER IN THE LANGUAGE POLITICS OF INDIA (PAUL R. BRASS); ; PART II: LANGUAGE, REGION, AND STATE ; PART III: LANGUAGE AND THE IDENTITY POLITICS ; 8. VANISHING DIVERSITIES AND SUBMERGING IDENTITIES: AN INDIAN CASE (ANVITA ABBI);