The Arabic Language and National Identity: A Study in Ideology

by Yasir Suleiman

Book Overview

Considering the communicative and symbolic roles of language in articulating national identity, Yasir Suleiman provides a fresh perspective on nationalism in the Middle East. The links between language and nationalism are delineated and he demonstrates how this has been articulated over the past two centuries. Straddling the domains of cultural and political nationalism, Suleiman examines the Arab past (looking at the interpretation and reinvention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878403957
• ISBN13: 9780878403950
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher