Overview

Developments in the European Union since 1990 have been largely positive from the perspective of stateless and minority ethnic groups and the survival and prosperity of minority languages. This selection of sociologically and ethnographically oriented work enables the reader to compare developments in different ethno-linguistic revival movements within the European Union. The contributions also explore the impact of EU policy and discourse on the individual movements and the orientation of Western Europe as a whole towards linguistic heterogeneity and cultural diversity. A companion volume examines the status of minority languages in post 1989 Eastern Europe.

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Author:   C. O'Reilly ,  etc.
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9780333929254

ISBN 10:   033392925
Pages:   183
Publication Date:   05 September 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Minority Languages, Ethnicity and the State in the European Union; C.O'Reilly Many Tongues But One Voice: A Personal Overview of the Role of the European Bureau of Lesser Used Languages in Promoting Europe's Regional and Minority Languages; D.Ó.Riagáin State Language Ideology and the Shifting Nature of Minority Language Planning on Corsica; A.Jaffe Catalan is Everyone's Thing: Normalizing a Nation; S.DiGiacomo Irish Language, Irish Identity: Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the European Union; C.O'Reilly Ethnic Identity and Minority Language Survival in Brittany; L.Timm When Language Does Not Matter: Regional Identity Formation in Northern Italy; J.Stacul 'Old' and 'New' Lesser Used Languages of Europe: Common Cause?; T.Cheesman Bibliography Index

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...these two volumes offer a superior introduction to the politics of language in Europe and valuable insights to all who work on language, culture and power in the US...highly recommended to all serious readers. Choice <br>

...these two volumes offer a superior introduction to the politics of language in Europe and valuable insights to all who work on language, culture and power in the US...highly recommended to all serious readers. Choice

...these two volumes offer a superior introduction to the politics of language in Europe and valuable insights to all who work on language, culture and power in the US...highly recommended to all serious readers. Choice <br>

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CAMILLE O'REILLY is a Lecturer in Social Anthropology at Richmond, the American International University in London. She is the author of The Irish Language in Northern Ireland: The Politics and Culture of Identity and of many articles on nationalism, the Irish language and Northern Ireland.

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