Project sponsored by the BCSIA Studies in International Security in cooperation with the Center for Peace and Security Studies, and the Pacific Basin Research Center.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-461) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Language policy is a sensitive issue in most countries. In countries where more than one language is spoken--the vast majority--language policies affect the ability of individuals and groups to participate in government, to be treated fairly by governmental agencies, to have access to government services, to take advantage of educational opportunities, and to pursue economic success.Language policies also affect the prospects for survival of ethnic groups that define themselves on the basis of language. Assimilationist policies can threaten the existence of minority groups as distinct entities. Accommodationist policies might allow many ethnic groups to flourish but weaken national unity. In many countries, disputes over language policies have led to ethnic tensions and, in some cases, to violent ethnic conflicts.This book analyzes the impact of different kinds of language policies on ethnic relations in fifteen multiethnic countries in Asia and the Pacific. The analyses include discussion of the origins of different language policies and of how the policies have evolved over time. The book develops policy recommendations, both for individual countries and in more general terms.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIT Press
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIT Press
Stock Number
2988
Stock Number
9780262269353
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Fighting words.
International Standard Book Number
0262523337
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Language policy-- Asia.
Ethnic relations.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- Sociolinguistics.
Language policy.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Asia, Ethnic relations.
Asia.
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7
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
LAN-- 009050
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
306
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44/95
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
P119
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32
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A78
Book number
F54
2003eb
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Brown, Michael E., (Michael Edward),1954-
Ganguly, Šumit.
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
Georgetown University., Center for Peace and Security Studies.