Speaking of Diversity: Language and Ethnicity in Twentieth- Century America

by Philip Gleason

Book Overview

Originally published in 1992. In this collection of essays, Philip Gleason explores the different linguistic tools that American scholars have used to write about ethnicity in the United States and analyzes how various vocabularies have played out in the political sphere. In doing this, he reveals tensions between terms used by academic groups and those preferred by the people whom the academics discuss. Gleason unpacks words and phrases--such as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801842956
• ISBN13: 9780801842955
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"