English Linguistic Imperialism from Below: Moral Aspiration and Social Mobility

by Leya Mathew

The book shows how English has been newly constituted as a dominant language in post-market reform India. Political economic transitions experienced as radical social mobility fuelled intense non-elite desire for English schooling. Rather than English schooling leading to social mobility, new experiences of mobility necessitated English schooling.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788929136
• ISBN13: 9781788929134
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"