James Griffiths

Gebundenes Buch

Speak Not

Empire, Identity and the Politics of Language

Beschreibung

As we stand at the brink of a terminal decline in the worldâ s languages, and the rise of the hegemonic 'super-tongue', this is a personal and engaging account of how we can stop the race towards the extinction of linguistic diversity.

Autor

James Griffiths is Asia Correspondent at the Globe and Mail, currently based in Hong Kong. He was previously a senior producer at CNN International, where he reported on the ground from Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. He is the author of Speak Not: Empire, Identity and the Politics of Language (Zed Books, 2021).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic / Zed Books
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 551606
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 161mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 602g
• ISBN-13: 9781786999696
• ISBN-10: 1786999692
• Artikelnr.: 62031510

Rezensionen

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