Skip to content
You are not logged in |Login  
     
Limit search to available items
Record:   Prev Next
Resources
More Information
Bestseller
BestsellerE-book
Author Myhill, John, 1956-

Title Language, religion and national identity in Europe and the Middle East : a historical study / John Myhill.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2006.

Item Status

Description 1 online resource (vii, 300 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture, 1569-9463 ; v. 21
Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 21. 1569-9463
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Language, Religion and National Identity in Europe and the Middle East; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Dedication page; Introduction; Premodern national churches, Roman Europe, and the Caliphate; Small languages and national liberation; Big languages, delusions of grandeur, war, and fascism; Language, religion, and nationalism in Europe; Language, religion, and nationalism in the Middle East; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; The series Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture.
Summary This book discusses the historical record of the idea that language is associated with national identity, demonstrating that different applications of this idea have consistently produced certain types of results. Nationalist movements aimed at 'unification', based upon languages which vary greatly at the spoken level, e.g. German, Italian, Pan-Turkish and Arabic, have been associated with aggression, fascism and genocide, while those based upon relatively homogeneous spoken languages, e.g. Czech, Norwegian and Ukrainian, have resulted in national liberation and international stability. It is.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Nationalism -- Europe -- History.
Nationalism.
Europe.
History.
Nationalism -- Middle East -- History.
Middle East.
Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Europe -- Languages -- Political aspects.
Language and languages.
Middle East -- Languages -- Political aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Myhill, John, 1956- Language, religion and national identity in Europe and the Middle East. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2006 (DLC) 2006045869
ISBN 9789027293510 (electronic book)
9027293511 (electronic book)
9789027227119
902722711X
902722711X