Language, emotion, and politics in south India : the making of a mother tongue /

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What makes someone willing to die, not for a nation, but for a language? In the mid-20th century, southern India saw a wave of dramatic suicides in the name of language. Lisa Mitchell traces the colonial-era changes in knowledge and practice linked to the Telugu language that lay behind some of thes...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mitchell, Lisa, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2009.
Series:Contemporary Indian studies.
Subjects:
Language policy > India, South.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Language and languages > Political aspects
Language policy
Sprachpolitik
India, South > Languages > Political aspects.
Inde (Sud) > Langues > Aspect politique.
South India
Indien > Süd
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Language, Emotion, and Politics in South India : The Making of a Mother Tongue /
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Language, emotion, and politics in south India : the making of a mother tongue /
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