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A harmony of the spirits : translation and the language of community in early Pennsylvania /

In early Pennsylvania, translation served as a utopian tool creating harmony across linguistic, religious, and ethnic differences. This book challenges the long-standing historical myth - first promulgated by Benjamin Franklin - that language diversity posed a threat to communal coherence. It deftly...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Erben, Patrick M. (Patrick Michael)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, [2012]
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