Language and National Identity in Asia

by Andrew Simpson

Book Overview

Language and National Identity in Asia is a comprehensive introduction to the role of language in the construction and development of nations and national identities in Asia.

Leading scholars from all over the world investigate the role languages have played and now play in the formation of the national and social identity in countries throughout South, East, and Southeast Asia. They consider the relation of the regions' languages to national,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199267480
• ISBN13: 9780199267484
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.6"