Date: 20-Feb-2006 From: Palgrave Macmillan <palgravemacmillanpalgrave.com> Subject: Europe and the Politics of Language: Craith
Title: Europe and the Politics of Language
Subtitle: Citizens, Migrants and Outsiders
Published: 2006
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Author: Máiréad Nic Craith, University of Ulster
Hardback: ISBN: 1403918333 Pages: 232 Price: U.K. £ 50
Abstract:
Do political boundaries impact on concepts of language? How significant is language for citizenship in contemporary Europe? Can disputed languages acquire full status? Should non-European languages receive recognition from the EU? These are among the many questions explored in this new study of official, regional and disputed languages in an ever-changing European context. Broad policy issues and the performance of the range of instruments of policy at local, national and European levels are illustrated with reference to case studies across Europe.