{"product_id":"language-matters-david-r-cameron-9780774815048","title":"Language Matters: How Canadian Voluntary Associations Manage French and English","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s, a study for the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism Commission revealed that Canadian associations were often paralyzed by internal conflicts over language. \u003ci\u003eLanguage Matters\u003c\/i\u003e examines whether this remains the case.The contributors present case studies or life histories of diverse associations, from business organizations to groups concerned with social justice. They examine key turning points in the given association's history and explore how its mandate, leadership, relationship to the federal and provincial governments, and shifting options in the political arena shaped its response to linguistic diversity. \u003ci\u003eLanguage Matters\u003c\/i\u003e provides a deeper understanding of the language dynamic in Canada and offers solutions to groups and governments trying to manage difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David R. Cameron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774815043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774815048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"David R. Cameron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096715796735,"sku":"9780774815048","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/language-matters-david-r-cameron-9780774815048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}