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Author Ayres, Alyssa.

Title Speaking like a state : language and nationalism in Pakistan / Alyssa Ayres.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2009]
©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 217 pages) : illustrations, maps
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-211) and index.
Contents 1. Articulating a new nation -- 2. Urdu and the nation -- 3. The nation and its margins -- 4. The case of Punjab: elite efforts -- 5. The case of Punjab: popular culture -- 6. History and local absence -- 7. Bringing back the local past -- 8. Speaking like a state: language planning -- 9. Religion, nation, language -- 10. Conclusion.
Summary This text examines language and culture's importance to political legitimacy using the example of Pakistan, in comparison with India and Indonesia.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Language policy -- Pakistan.
Language policy.
Pakistan.
Language and culture -- Pakistan.
Language and culture.
Nationalism -- Pakistan.
Nationalism.
Pakistan -- Languages -- Political aspects.
Language and languages.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Ayres, Alyssa. Speaking like a state. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521519311 (OCoLC)316002577
ISBN 0521519314 (Cloth)
9780521519311 (Cloth)
0511595824 (Paper)
9780511595820 (Paper)
9780511596223 (electronic book)
0511596227 (electronic book)
9780511596629
0511596626
Standard No. 9786612316579
Report No. MYILIB_CUp