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BL
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995405
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b749775
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Fighting words : : language policy and ethnic relations in Asia /\ editors, Michael E. Brown, Šumit Ganguly.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: MIT Press,, ©2003.
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| Series Statement
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BCSIA studies in international security
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xi, 480 pages :: maps ;; 25 cm.
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0262025353
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: 0262523337
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: 9780262025355
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: 9780262523332
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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.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-461) and index.
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| Contents
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Language policy and national development in India / Jyotirindra Dasgupta -- The politics of language policy in Pakistan / Alyssa Ayres -- Language, identity, and the state in Bangladesh / Amena Mohsin -- Ethnolinguistic nationalism and ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka / Neil DeVotta -- Language policy in modern Burma / Mary P. Callahan -- The politics of language in Thailand and Laos / Charles F. Keyes -- Language policy and ethnic relations in Vietnam / Thaveeporn Vasavakul -- The politics of language policies in Malaysia and Singapore / Šumit Ganguly -- Language policy and the promotion of national identity in Indonesia / Jacques Bertrand -- Harmonizing linguistic diversity in Papua New Guinea / R.J. May -- Language policy and ethnic relations in the Philippines / Caroline S. Hau and Victoria L. Tinio -- The evolution of language policies in China / June Teufel Dreyer -- The evolution of language policies and national identity in Taiwan / June Teufel Dreyer -- Language policy and ethnic relations in Asia / Michael E. Brown.
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| Abstract
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"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." -- BACK COVER.
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Language policy-- Asia.
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17.22 language planning and policy.
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17.22 language planning and policy.
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Ethnic relations.
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Ethnische Gruppe
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Ethnolinguistique.
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Language policy.
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Nationalität
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Nationalstaat
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Politik
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Politique linguistique.
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Politische Identität
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Sprachkontakt
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Sprachliche Minderheit
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Sprachpolitik
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Ethnische Gruppe.
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Nationalität.
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Nationalstaat.
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Politik.
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Politische Identität.
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Sprachkontakt.
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Sprachliche Minderheit.
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Sprachpolitik.
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Etnische betrekkingen.
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Taalpolitiek.
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Asia, Ethnic relations.
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Asia.
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Asie, Relations interethniques.
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Asien
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Asien.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.44/95
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P119.32.A78F54 2003
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17.22bcl
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| Added Entry
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Brown, Michael E., (Michael Edward),1954-
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Ganguly, Sumit.
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Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
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Georgetown University., Center for Peace and Security Studies.
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Pacific Basin Research Center.
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