Language, Education and Nation-building: Assimilation and Shift in Southeast Asia (Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities)
David, Maya Khemlani, Saravanan, Vanithamani
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Description for Language, Education and Nation-building: Assimilation and Shift in Southeast Asia (Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sercombe, Peter; Tupas, Ruanni. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; CFB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
This volume tracks the complex relationships between language, education and nation-building in Southeast Asia, focusing on how language policies have been used by states and governments as instruments of control, assimilation and empowerment. Leading scholars have contributed chapters each representing one of the countries in the region.
This volume tracks the complex relationships between language, education and nation-building in Southeast Asia, focusing on how language policies have been used by states and governments as instruments of control, assimilation and empowerment. Leading scholars have contributed chapters each representing one of the countries in the region.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403997463
SKU
V9781403997463
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About David, Maya Khemlani, Saravanan, Vanithamani
Bao Dat, Monash University, Australia Angela Cincotta-Segi, La Trobe University, Australia Rommel A. Curaming, Universiti Brunei Darussalam Maya Khemlani David University of Malaya, Malaysia Freddy Kirana Kalidjernih, University of Tasmania, Austral Tim Frewer, University of Sydney, Australia Christian Giordano, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Khin Khin, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Kimmo Kosonen, Payap University, Thailand Beatriz P. Lorente, University of ... Read more
Reviews for Language, Education and Nation-building: Assimilation and Shift in Southeast Asia (Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities)
“For sociolinguists, this volume provides an excellent overview of the dynamic and complex interactions between language education and nation building projects in a vastly multilingual part of the world. … The insights and rich discussion in this volume are further evidence of the lively intellectual contribution that a community of like-minded professionals across this vast space is able to produce.” ... Read more