Language, Ethnicity and the State, Volume 2: Minority Languages in Eastern Europe Post-1989 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349425464)

The political and social upheavals following 1989 have had a significant impact on the minority languages of Eastern Europe. There have been attempts at enlightened treatment of minority linguistic groups in some of the new states but in others such groups have been openly oppressed. This volume draws on sociologically and ethnographically oriented work from a number of disciplines to allow the reader to compare developments in the different states, and to examine the interplay of language issues, ethnic nationalism, and processes of state formation and restructuring in the various political and historical contexts of Central and Eastern Europe. A companion volume (0-333-92925-X) examines the status of minority languages in the European Union.

Author: C. O'Reilly
ISBN-10: 134942546X
ISBN-13: 9781349425464
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 228
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d