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Informationen zum Autor Asha Sarangi is Associate Professor, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Klappentext Part of the Themes in Politics series, this volume contextualizes the relationship between language (culture) and politics (power) at the social, political, historical, cultural, and ideological levels. It focuses on explaining the conceptual and historical unfolding of this relationship between 1900 and 2000. Zusammenfassung This volume-in the Themes in Politics series-focuses on the relationship between language (culture) and politics (power) at the social, political, historical, cultural, and ideological levels. It explains the conceptual and historical unfolding of this relationship between 1900 and 2000. It also expands newer areas and frontiers of research and critical thinking by drawing attention to readings from different disciplines and perspectives. The essays have been thematically arranged to illustrate the rich diversity of issues and arguments. The plurality and methodological innovativeness is reflected in the selection of readings and their novel ways of interpreting the language question. The major highlights of this volume are India's linguistic diversity and its political predicament; linguistic states formation in independent India; Indian Constitution and the language question; linguistic minorities; and language and education. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures, List of Tables, Acknowledgements, Publisher's Acknowledgements; Introduction: Language and Politics in India (Asha Sarangi); Part I: Language, History, and Nation 1.: . Language and the Constitution: The Half-Hearted Compromise (Granville Austin); 2.: Sanskrit for the Nation (Sumathi Ramaswamy); 3.: . Factors in the Linguistic Reorganization of Indian States (Joseph E. Schwartzberg); 4. Elite Interests, Popular Passions, and Social Power in the Language Politics of India (Paul R. Brass); Part II: Language, Region, and State 5.: The Political Saliency of Language in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Selma K. Sonntag); 6.: Language and Politics in Jammu and Kashmir: Issues and Perspectives (K. Warikoo); 7.: . The Great Language Debate: Politics of Metropolitan versus Vernacular India (D.L. Sheth); Part III: Language and the Identity Politics 8. Vanishing Diversities and Submerging Identities: An Indian Case (Anvita Abbi); 9.: Writing, Speaking, Being: Language and the Historical Formation of Identities in India (Sudipta Kaviraj); 10.: Talking the National Language: Hindi/Urdu/Hindustani in Indian Broadcasting and Cinema (David Lelyveld); 11.: . Language and the Right to the City (Janaki Nair); Select Bibliography; Notes on Contributors ...
