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March 27th, 2010
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Which country do you feel the closest to ?
Hello.
I am French, and I like “yahoo answers” because I can prospect from Paris the values of other peoples like British, or Americans.
What pretty amazes me is that, thanks to your common language, you seem very closer than us to the American culture regarding politics or entertainment (continental people I mean, but I only speak as a French).
I have the feeling you share more interests with the American people.
My question would be : why ? Because you are obviously only 20 miles away from Normandy and 4000 miles away from New-York.
Do you think you can stay isolated from continental countries, and keep dreaming about the USA as your eternal colony ?
Don’t you reckon we respect and like you much more than Americans who kind of despise you ?
I am a in favour of the USEurope but I feel sad when I read your questions to observe that your values might be so distant from ours.
There are a lot of people in America, from a lot of backgrounds – it’s hard to generalize just based on a political situation from and outsider’s perspective on America. (I live abroad too, so I know how America looks to the rest of the world.) Yahoo Answers, and other forums like this on the Internet give not just one perspective or image, but hundreds. Those which are the most vocal or stand out the most to you allow you to see America a little more… objectively.
Another reason is that most of the people on Yahoo Answers are probably teens and very young adults, so their opinions very rarely reflect the political situation, too.
Anyway, I will always be a Hungarian, no matter what my nationality and place of residence is. 
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The Workings of Language $5.98 Defusing chicken-little prognostications about English, this volume suggests that dark claims about language are not to be taken at face value. Instead, these claims function as a signal: time to step back. Offering just such a time-out, eminent linguists explore the fuller picture underlying language in our society, examining prescriptivism, Black English, Ozark English, American Sign Language, English-Only, and Endangered Languages. After helping stomp out such linguistic fires, the linguists showcase the potent workings of language: world englishes, language and politics, media, prejudice, creativity, gender, and humor, thus opening the way to better informed views on the function of language in schools, and more linguistically-sound public policies. |
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The Language Report $3.98 Infinitely browsable and completely up to date, The Language Report is a collection of topical and fascinating facts and observations on today’s spoken and written English. Using the resources of the world’s largest language research programme at Oxford University Press, it presents an up-to-the-minute snapshot of English language today: tracking the latest new words to have entered its usage; investigating old words revived by current events in, for example, the worlds of politics and pop; and examining the most recent trends of language development. This intriguing survey covers language issues reported by the media in recent times, including memorable quotes and sayings of the year; nicknames in the news; new venues for language, such as the Internet chatroom; and controversial developments in usage and grammar. It also analyses English around the world, finding out the latest words and phrases to enter the US or Australian English vocabulary for example; and looks at what the new words were 100 years ago, and how they’ve developed or disappeared. |
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Getting on with Politics $10.48 Antonio D’Alfonso’s Getting on with Politics is poems written in snow, the ice bridge between worlds old and new, private and public. There is a terrible urgency in this verse coming from three solitudes, French, English, and Italian, as the poet must find the right words in the right language, before the ice melts. — Linda Rogers |
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Language of Politics $13.99 This accessible textbook in the Intertext series is unique in offering student’s practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of politics. It can be used individually or with the series core textbook. |
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Language And Politics In India $25.61 Buy and sell [Language And Politics In India] at great prices. |
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The Language And Politics Of Exclusion $27.99 Buy and sell [The Language And Politics Of Exclusion] at great prices. |
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Language, Illusion And Politics $27.21 Buy and sell [Language, Illusion And Politics] at great prices. |
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The Politics Of Language Education $26.04 Buy and sell [The Politics Of Language Education] at great prices. |
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On Language And Sexual Politics $18.08 Buy and sell [On Language And Sexual Politics] at great prices. |
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Language And The Politics Of Emotion $17.04 Buy and sell [Language And The Politics Of Emotion] at great prices. |
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Politics, Language, And Culture $30.12 Buy and sell [Politics, Language, And Culture] at great prices. |
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Europe And The Politics Of Language $57.36 Buy and sell [Europe And The Politics Of Language] at great prices. |
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Politics, Language And Culture $43.66 Buy and sell [Politics, Language And Culture] at great prices. |
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Politics, Language And Thought $31.32 Buy and sell [Politics, Language And Thought] at great prices. |
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Politics, Language,&time $18.04 Buy and sell [Politics, Language,&time] at great prices. |
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Language, Politics And Writing $47.85 Buy and sell [Language, Politics And Writing] at great prices. |
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The Politics Of Language Purism $62.95 Buy and sell [The Politics Of Language Purism] at great prices. |
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Gramsci’s Politics Of Language $41.95 Buy and sell [Gramsci's Politics Of Language] at great prices. |
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Rewriting The Language Of Politics $21.31 Buy and sell [Rewriting The Language Of Politics] at great prices. |
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Language Repertoires and State Construction in Africa (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) $47.98 The author of two previous books on African political culture, David Laitin turns in this book to the study of language planning in Africa and the role of language politics in the process of state formation. Written in an engaging style, the book takes the reader into the complex web of language use in Africa today, where the average citizen must employ a multitude of different languages for use in the home, at school, in the marketplace, and on the job. African state governments must confront a number of difficult questions concerning language, such as which language of many should be the official national language–if any–and which language should be used in schools. Decisions on these questions are shown to be an important part of the process of state formation, and by making comparison to European cases, Laitin asks whether the complexity of language use in Africa today is symptomatic of early state construction, and if so, whether states must move inevitably toward a common language as they develop. He uses the logic of game theory to argue that a common language is not the inevitable solution, and proposes that in Africa the optimal solution to the language problem will be what he calls a 3 + 1 outcome, which will allow for multiple language use. |
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The Politics of the Earth $52.48 The Politics of the Earth provides an excellent and accessible introduction to thinking about the environment by looking at the way people use language on environmental issues. John Dryzek analyzes the various approaches which have dominated environmental issues over the last three decades, and which are likely to be influential in the future. These perspectives range from faith in unlimited economic growth to radical green politics. The history, interplay, and impact of these perspectives are analyzed and assessed, concluding with a plea for ecological democracy. |
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Language Myths $12.48 From accents to politics, this fascinating collection of essays from today’s leading linguists uncovers the many misconceptions we hold about language"The media are ruining English"; "Some languages are harder than others"; "Children can’t speak or write properly anymore." Such pieces of "cultural wisdom" are often expressed in newspapers and on radio and television. Rarely is there a response from experts in the fields of language and language development. In this book Laurie Bauer and Peter Trudgill have invited nineteen respected linguists from all over the world to address these "language myths"–showing that they vary from the misconceived to the downright wrong. With essays ranging from "Women Talk Too Much" and "In the Appalachians They Speak Like Shakespeare" to "Italian Is Beautiful, German Is Ugly" and "They Speak Really Bad English Down South and in New York City," Language Myths is a collection that is wide-ranging, entertaining, and authoritative. |
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On Nature and Language $7.98 In On Nature and Language Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind, and brain, integrating current research in linguistics into the burgeoning field of neuroscience. Following a lucid introduction is a penetrating interview with Chomsky, in which he provides the clearest and most elegant introduction to current theory available. It makes his Minimalist Program accessible to all. The volume concludes with an essay on the role of intellectuals in society and government. A significant landmark in the development of linguistic theory, On Nature and Language will be welcomed by students and researchers in theoretical linguistics, neurolinguistics, cognitive science and politics, as well as anyone interested in the development of Chomsky’s thought. Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chomsky has written and lectured extensively on philosophy, intellectual history, and international affairs. His works include The Architecture of Language, Aspects of the Theory of Syntax; Cartesian Linguistics; Language and Mind; American Power and the New Mandarins; At War with Asia; For Reasons of State; Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Language; Rules and Representations; The Culture of Terrorism; Rethinking Camelot; JFKm the Vietnam War and US Political Culture; World Orders, Old and New and The Common Good. |
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Art & Language $28.48 Art & Language is the name of a group of English artists who have spent their careers, some 40 years, working collectively, and are best known as forerunners to the current revival of collective work. Art & Language is also the title of their eponymous magazine, founded in 1968. Both the group and the publication center on critical analysis of the relationships between art, society and politics. In varied media, from painting to rock, these cofounders of conceptual art remain, even today, attentive observers of the after-effects of what they themselves call the "depressing collapse of modernism." Homes from Homes II is built around the major installation of the same title (2000-2001). Each element is described, annotated and put in the context of aesthetic, theoretical and political problematics through extended captions and essays by the artists, who question the notions of conservation, of institutional politics and the relation between art and its institutions. |
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Language Misconceived $32.98 Linguistics is important. An understanding of linguistic principles is as essential to the layperson as it is to the language scholar. Using concrete examples from politics, law, and education, this book shows how people misconceive language every day and what the consequences of misconceptions can be. Since the meanings of words are often fuzzy at best, this volume argues for a flexible approach to meaning and definitions, and demonstrates how this approach can help us understand many conflicts. It is an alternative way of viewing and doing sociolinguistics. Language Misconceived: Arguing for Applied Sociolinguistics offers many specific suggestions and guidelines for approaching a linguistic project. The ideas expressed in this book have been class tested for several years. Students enthusiastically appreciate the connections drawn between linguistics and real-life problems. The goal is to help students of sociolinguistics avoid pitfalls that may inhibit research. Language Misconceived: Arguing for Applied Sociolinguistics is intended primarily for graduate and Ph.D. students of linguistics, especially those interested in applying linguistics to fields like politics, law, and education. It may also be recommended to seasoned linguists as well as researchers in communication, sociology, psychology, and education. |
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The Politics of Aesthetics $29.98 This book suggests that modern cultural and critical institutions have persistently associated questions of aesthetics and politics with literature, theory, technics, and Romanticism. Its first section examines aesthetic nationalism and the figure of the body, focusing on writings by Benedict Anderson, J. G. Fichte, and Matthew Arnold, and arguing that uneasy acts of aestheticization (of media technology) and abjection (of the maternal body) undergird the production of the national body as “imagined community.” Subsequent chapters on Paul de Man, Friedrich Schlegel, and Percy Shelley explore the career of the gendered body in the aesthetic tradition and the relationship among aesthetics, technics, politics, and figurative language. The author accounts for the hysteria that has characterized media representations of theory, explains why and how Romanticism has remained a locus of extravagant political hopes and anxieties, and, in a sequence of close readings, uncovers the “anaesthetic” condition of possibility of the politics of aesthetics. |
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The Politics of Rights $43.48 Since the late 1990s, development institutions have increasingly used the language of rights in their policy and practice. This special issue on feminist perspectives on politics of rights explores the strategies, tensions and challenges associated with `rights work’ in a variety of settings. Articles on the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, East and South Asia explore the dilemmas that arise for feminist praxis in these diverse locations, and address the question of what rights can contribute to struggles for gender justice. Exploring the intersection of formal rights – whether international human rights conventions, constitutional rights or national legislation – with the everyday realities of women in settings characterized by entrenched gender inequalities and poverty, plural legal systems and cultural norms that can constitute formidable obstacles to realizing rights. The contributors suggest that these sites of struggle can create new possibilities and meanings – and a politics of rights animated by demands for social and gender justice. |
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The Politics Of Second Language Writing $18.28 Buy and sell [The Politics Of Second Language Writing] at great prices. |
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The Politics Of Language In Ireland, 1366-1922 $22.12 Buy and sell [The Politics Of Language In Ireland, 1366-1922] at great prices. |
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Language, Power And Identity Politics $46.04 Buy and sell [Language, Power And Identity Politics] at great prices. |
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The Politics Of Chinese Language And Culture $160.95 Buy and sell [The Politics Of Chinese Language And Culture] at great prices. |
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The Politics Of English As A World Language $87.95 Buy and sell [The Politics Of English As A World Language] at great prices. |
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Standard English And The Politics Of Language $20.19 Buy and sell [Standard English And The Politics Of Language] at great prices. |
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The Politics Of Language In Puerto Rico $81.95 Buy and sell [The Politics Of Language In Puerto Rico] at great prices. |
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Language Wars And Linguistic Politics $28.68 Buy and sell [Language Wars And Linguistic Politics] at great prices. |
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Language, Religion And Politics In India $143.79 Buy and sell [Language, Religion And Politics In India] at great prices. |
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The Politics Of Language In Ireland 1366-1922 $80.6 Buy and sell [The Politics Of Language In Ireland 1366-1922] at great prices. |
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Elites, Language, And The Politics Of Identity $44.95 Buy and sell [Elites, Language, And The Politics Of Identity] at great prices. |
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Language Matters $111.98 Innovative approaches to teaching and learning must be informed by a passionate faith in the necessity of struggling to create classrooms and schools that address and encounter all students? language and culture so as to enrich them. My intention has not been to present the history of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language (TESOL) but rather to understand the politics of technocratic approaches of practice and then put forth ideas for a critical pedagogy in the professional field. From the outset, I have argued that what are required for educating groups of immigrant adolescents are more expansive and inclusive programmes that apprehend the social, economic, and political contexts of learning. Thus, the book has stressed the importance of valuing the language and culture of students. This is necessary if the students are to continue their education not simply to absorb prescribed information and ideas but to actively understand, question, and challenge them to change school and the classroom. In this way, pedagogy is what it should be a richer synthesis of knowledge and critical awareness of people?s intimate environment. |
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International Politics $7.98 With an abundance of new essays reflecting the ever-changing landscape of world politics, the eighth edition of this renowned reader provides students with comprehensive coverage of the most important IR concepts, trends, and current issues. Edited by two of the most respected scholars in the field, this best-selling collection places contemporary essays alongside classics of the discipline and includes divergent views to ensure a balanced perspective. The presentation of alternative perspectives provides students with challenging material in the language of the field. The anthology presents clear, theoretical works that inspire a deeper understanding of the forces that shape today’s world. |
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Korean Politics $19.98 Extraordinary political and economic changes have rocked the Republic of Korea over the past fifty years. John Oh, a Korean-born political scientist, has written a clear and insightful account of government and politics throughout this turbulent period. His chronological and thematic study analyzes both the conflicts between authoritarian forces and populist/democratic elements and the nation’s determined efforts to achieve economic growth. In relating Korea’s transformation to a democratic society and an industrial state, Oh explains how the country’s politics and economy are interrelated. He covers the launching of the first democratic republic, the emergence of military regimes, and the growth of the middle class and the civil society. He also reveals the causes of collusion between political and economic groups which led to corruption, structural anomalies, and economic crises. Korean Politics is the first English-language book to draw on original Korean-language sources including testimonies from the trials of former presidents in its analysis of their military-dominated governments. The book concludes with succinct discussions on the first peaceful transfer of power to an opposition leader, Kim Dae-jung. Timely and authoritative, it is an ideal classroom text and an indispensable reference on contemporary Korea. |
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Language, Emotion, and Politics in South Asia $21.2 The charged emotional politics of language and identity in India |
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Latino Politics $31.98 "This book makes an important and substantial contribution to the field of Latino political studies. It is very well organized to focus on important political questions (e.g., Latino identity politics, Latino public opinion, transnational political identities of Latino immigrants, the political mobilization of Latinos, social capital and Latino politics, Latinos and coalitional politics, Latinos’ empowerment efforts in governmental institutions, etc.), and the authors of each essay are careful to frame their inquiries to analyze the available data in a very consistent and effective manner. The book will be indispensable to Latino politics scholars, and will be of special interest to scholars focused on a range of important political matters." — Ronald Schmidt Sr., California State University, Long Beach, author of Language Policy and Identity Politics in the United StatesDue to the dramatic growth of the Latino population in the United States, in combination with the relative decline of the Anglo (non-Hispanic white) share, Latino studies is increasingly at the forefront of political concern. In Latino Politics: Identity, Mobilization, and Representation,editors Rodolfo Espino, David L. Leal, and Kenneth J. Meier bring together essays from a number of leading scholars to address the ever-more-important issues within the field. Providing an overview of issues surrounding Latino identity, political opinion, and political behavior — such as differences among Latino groups based on national origin, the importance of descriptive representation, and issues of competition and cooperation, particularly with reference to African Americans — the contributors speak to the many fundamental debates ingrained in the discipline. Rodolfo Espino is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Arizona State University. David L. Leal is Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. Kenneth J. Meier, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts at Texas A& M University, is also Professor of Public Sector Management at the Cardiff University Business School in Wales. Race, Ethnicity, and Politics |
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A Postcapitalist Politics $29.48 Is there life after capitalism? In this creatively argued follow-up to their book The End of Capitalism (As We Knew It), J. K. Gibson-Graham offer already existing alternatives to a global capitalist order and outline strategies for building alternative economies. A Postcapitalist Politics reveals a prolific landscape of economic diversity—one that is not exclusively or predominantly capitalist—and examines the challenges and successes of alternative economic interventions. Gibson-Graham bring together political economy, feminist poststructuralism, and economic activism to foreground the ethical decisions, as opposed to structural imperatives, that construct economic “development” pathways. Marshalling empirical evidence from local economic projects and action research in the United States, Australia, and Asia, they produce a distinctive political imaginary with three intersecting moments: a politics of language, of the subject, and of collective action. In the face of an almost universal sense of surrender to capitalist globalization, this book demonstrates that postcapitalist subjects, economies, and communities can be fostered. The authors describe a politics of possibility that can build different economies in place and over space. They urge us to confront the forces that stand in the way of economic experimentation and to explore different ways of moving from theory to action. J. K. Gibson-Graham is the pen name of Katherine Gibson and Julie Graham, feminist economic geographers who work, respectively, at the Australian National University in Canberra and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. |
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Office Politics $24.98 Office Politics: Blue and Red America Collide is a unique perspective on how Americans discuss politics. This is a collection of email threads between four white-collar businessmen debating social spending and foreign policy; WMDs and Rush Limbaugh. It’s a partisan fight conducted through the simple rapid-fire language of email. You’ll find someone here to cheer for no matter which side you’re on and you won’t stop laughing. There is no moderator. Nothing is "politically correct". Consider Jay on Taxes: "…and I am sick to death of sanctimonious liberals like you telling me I can be a better human being if I vote for more and more money to go from my child’s college fund to pay for some other moron’s brat to get free lunches…what is your response, you pile of crap!" Or Anthony on the EITC, "That’s a real good point, Ryan. I think my dog made that same point yesterday all over a fire-hydrant." Office Politics is how real men talk about the issues, when Blue and Red America collide. |
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Prophetic Politics $9.98 "In an era of military conflict and economic hardship, religious and political leaders adamantly speak in the language of crisis. Whether one attributes this public religious fervor to a response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, millennial hopes and fears, a sense of moral decay (generally based on either growing economic inequality or the `breakdown of the American family’), or a sign of the normal progression of the stages of history, the discourse of religious revival is increasingly prominent. And, as is amply evident in the United States and throughout the world, devout declarations of religious belief in the public sphere can bring intractable passions to politics."—from Chapter 1 What are the relationships among religion, politics, and narratives? What makes prophetic political narratives congenial or hostile to democratic political life? David S. Gutterman explores the prophetic politics of four twentieth- and twenty-first-century American Christian social movements: the Reverend Billy Sunday and his vision of "muscular Christianity"; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights movement; the conservative Christian male organization Promise Keepers; and the progressive antipoverty organization Call to Renewal. Gutterman develops a theory based on the work of Hannah Arendt and others and employs this framework to analyze expressions of the prophetic impulse in the political narrative of the United States. In the process, he examines timely issues about the tense and intricate relationship between religion and politics. Even prior to George W. Bush’s "faith-based initiative," debates about abortion, family values, welfare reform, and environmental degradation were informed by religious language and ideas. In an interdisciplinary and accessible manner, Gutterman translates the narratives employed by American Christian social movements to define both the crises in the land and the path to resolving these crises. The book also explores the engagement of these prophetic social movements in contentious political issues concerned with sex, gender, sexuality, race, and class, as well as broader questions of American identity. |
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Voices of Modernity: Language Ideologies and the Politics of Inequality $24 Cambridge UK: . Language and tradition have long been relegated to the sidelines as scholars have considered the role of politics science technology and economics in the making of the modern world. This novel reading of over two centuries of philosophy political theory anthropology folklore and history argues that new ways of imagining language and representing supposedly premodern people – the poor labourers country folk non-europeans and women – made political and scientific revolutions possible. The connections between language ideologies privileged linguistic codes and political concepts and practices shape the diverse ways we perceive ourselves and others. Bauman and Briggs demonstrate that contemporary efforts to make schemes of social inequality based on race gender class and nationality seem compelling and legitimate rely on deeply-rooted ideas about language and tradition. Showing how critics of modernity unwittingly reproduce these foundational fictions they suggest new strategies for challenging the undemocratic influence of these voices of modernity. Printed Pages: 374. ISBN: 0-521-008972. First Edition. Paperback. New. Syntax Linguistics Statistics Languages English Grammar Predication Soviet Union Australia. |
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What’s Language Got To Do With It? $25.48 From Tom Tomorrow on English as an official language to Clyde Haberman on words that shoot to kill to Roz Chast on the IMs of Romeo and Juliet to George Orwell on politics and the English language, this anthology of essays, news articles, cartoons, ads, Web sites, and images challenges us to think critically about language issues, about our own use of language—and about why any of it matters. |
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Language in South Asia $131.98 South Asia is a rich and fascinating linguistic area, its many hundreds of languages from four major language families representing the distinctions of caste, class, profession, religion, and region. This comprehensive new volume presents an overview of the language situation in this vast subcontinent in a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context. An invaluable resource, it comprises authoritative contributions from leading international scholars within the fields of South Asian language and linguistics, historical linguistics, cultural studies and area studies. Topics covered include the ongoing linguistic processes, controversies, and implications of language modernization; the functions of South Asian languages within the legal system, media, cinema, and religion; language conflicts and politics, and Sanskrit and its long traditions of study and teaching. Language in South Asia is an accessible interdisciplinary book for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, language planning and South Asian studies. |
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Household Politics $8.48 The reconstruction of Canadian society in the wake of the Second World War had an enormous impact on all aspects of public and private life. For families in Montreal, reconstruction plans included a stable home life hinged on social and economic security, female suffrage, welfare-state measures, and a reasonable cost of living. In Household Politics, Magda Fahrni examines postwar reconstruction from a variety of angles in order to fully convey its significance in the 1940s as differences of class, gender, language, religion, and region naturally produced differing perspectives.Reconstruction was not simply a matter of official policy. Although the government set many of the parameters for public debate, federal projects did not inspire a postwar consensus, and families alternatively embraced, negotiated, or opposed government plans. Through in-depth research from a wide variety of sources, Fahrni brings together family history, social history, and political history to look at a wide variety of Montreal families – French-speaking and English-speaking; Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish – making Household Politics a particularly unique and erudite study. |
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Gestural Politics $3.98 Gestural Politics explores James Joyces use of parody and humor in his representation of women, gays, and Irish nationalism. Author Christy L. Burns also discusses how Joyces complex attitude toward parody and stereotyping is related to his aesthetic vision. She offers a comprehensive overview of all of Joyces writings with a special emphasis on Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake. Burns skillfully weaves together an ambitious volume that, instead of following a simple chronological path through Joyces work, deals in turn with a number of important topics: gesture, femininity, homosexuality, and nationalism, ending with an essay on language and typography in Finnegans Wake. All of these topics have been much discussed in Joyce studies, and it is a tribute to Burnss originality that she has new light to cast on all of them. Her attention to the humor of Joyces work is also to be applauded. Derek Attridge, editor of The Cambridge Companion to James Joyce An extremely useful and vibrant book, Burns forges a new path that refuses heavy politicization or sexualization, yet is alert to all the questions posed by the texts. Jean-Michel Rabat, author of Joyce Upon the Void: The Genesis of Doubt |
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Suspended In Language $16.48 Einstein looked up to him, the Nazis tried to abduct him, his institute in Copenhagen hosted just about every Nobel prize winner in physics you can name (and then some), and Winston Churchill considered him a dangerous, dangerous man. His friends and enemies agreed: Niels Bohr was more than the father of quantum mechanics – he was one of the most important figures of the 20th century. The Tony Award-winning Broadway play "Copenhagen" barely scratched the surface… Suspended in Language tells the complete story of Niels Bohr’s amazing life, discoveries, and his pervasive influence on science, philosophy, and politics. Told in an engaging and accessible mixture of text and comics, it includes a full color supplement on how to teleport just like the pros do-and why you might not want to! |
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The Language of the Third Reich $27.48 Under the Third Reich, the official language of Nazism came to be used as a political tool. The existing social culture was manipulated and subverted as the German people had their ethical values and their thoughts about politics, history and daily life recast in a new language. This Notebook, originally called LTI (Lingua Tertii Imperii)-the abbreviation itself a parody of Nazified language-was written out of Klemperer’s conviction that the language of the Third Reich helped to create its culture. As Klemperer writes: "it isn’t only Nazi actions that have to vanish, but also the Nazi cast of mind, the typical Nazi way of thinking, and its breeding ground: the language of Nazism." This brilliant, entertaining, profound, and ultimately saddening and horrifying book is one of the great twentieth-century studies of language and of its engagement with history. |
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Politics $48.98 Politics is a new kind of politics textbook. Stimulating, succinct, and accessible, it offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of politics, written from an international perspective. This second edition takes full account of new developments such as debates about globalization, the impact of the mass media, and the shift from government to governance. It also includes new boxed material on major thinkers and key concepts. |
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Sacred Language, Ordinary People $29.98 The cultures and politics of nations around the world may be understood (or misunderstood) in any number of ways. For the Arab world, language is the crucial link for a better understanding of both. Classical Arabic is the official language of all Arab states although it is not spoken as a mother tongue by any group of Arabs. As the language of the Qur’an, it is also considered to be sacred. For more than a century and a half, writers and institutions have been engaged in struggles to modernize Classical Arabic in order to render it into a language of contemporary life. What have been the achievements and failures of such attempts? Can Classical Arabic be sacred and contemporary at one and the same time? This book attempts to answer such questions through an interpretation of the role that language plays in shaping the relations between culture, politics, and religion in Egypt. |
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Dirty Politics $15.48 When the luscious Lucille spurns his advances, beer-sodden, indigent Otis Easley decides to try to raise his status. As a self-styled Independent Communist Marxist he contests a federal election in Fredericton, aided by his drinking buddy, Cat Martin, and a six hundred dollars campaign fund. But the road ahead of him is difficult. The competition is entrenched and mean. The electorate had never seen a Communist, real or fancied. Otis must put together a dynamic team, solve thorny financial problems, forge new alliances and grab headlines to fight the good fight. He must also avoid assassination by Mad Hattie?s father and, above all else, he must stay out of jail.Dirty Politics contains scenes of violence, coarse language, nudity, sexual conduct, parachute jumping and other good stuff. Viewer digestion is advised.?Ken Langdon is the poor man?s Oscar Wilde.??Rich Man?Never has a wit seemed wittier??Inmate, National Hospital for the Cognitive Disadvantaged |
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Language $83.48 This title includes the following features: Groundbreaking work from one of the world’s foremost philosophers of mind and language; Millikan is at the forefront of the movement to integrate philosophy with science; Highly original new position, denying that ‘rules of language’ exist; Radical implications for theories about how language is learned |
