Speaking like a state : language and nationalism in Pakistan
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Speaking like a state : language and nationalism in Pakistan
Cambridge University Press, 2009
Available at / 9 libraries
-
Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
COE-SA||802.257||Ayr200027982780
-
Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
ASPK||4||S316893943
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-211) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Alyssa Ayres' fascinating study examines Pakistan's troubled history by exploring the importance of culture to political legitimacy. Early leaders selected Urdu as the natural symbol of the nation's great cultural past, but due to its limited base great efforts would be required to make it truly national. This paradox underscores the importance of cultural policies for national identity formation. By comparing Pakistan's experience with those of India and Indonesia, the author analyzes how their national language policies led to very different outcomes. The lessons of these large multiethnic states offer insights for the understanding of culture, identity, and nationalism throughout the world. The book is aimed at scholars in the fields of history, political theory and South Asian studies, as well as those interested in the history of culture and nationalism in one of the world's most complex, and challenging, countries.
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on transliteration
- Introduction
- 1. Articulating a new nation
- 2. Urdu and the nation
- 3. The nation and its margins
- 4. The case of Punjab, part I: elite efforts
- 5. The case of Punjab, part II: popular culture
- 6. History and local absence
- 7. Bringing back the local past
- 8. Speaking like a state: language planning
- 9. Religion, nation, language
- 10. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
by "Nielsen BookData"
