Description |
xiii, 349 pages ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. Introduction: Language Rights and Political Theory: -- Context, Issues, and Approaches 1 -- Alan Patten and Will Kymlicka -- 2. Language Rights: Exploring the Competing Rationales 52 -- Ruth Rubio-Marin -- 3. A Liberal Democratic Approach to LanguageJustice 80 -- David D. Laitin and Rob Reich -- 4. Accommodation Rights for Hispanics in the United States 105 -- Thomas W. Pogge -- 5. Misconceiving Minority Language Rights: -- Implications for Liberal Political Theory 123 -- Stephen May -- 6. LinguisticJustice 153 -- Philippe Van Parijs -- 7. Diversity as Paradigm, Analytical Device, and Policy Goal 169 -- Francois Grin -- 8. Global Linguistic Diversity, Public Goods, and the -- Principle of Fairness 189 -- Idil Boran -- 9. Language Death and Liberal Politics 210 -- Michael Blake -- 10. Language Rights, Literacy, and the Modern State 230 -- Jacob T. Levy -- 11. The Antinomy of Language Policy 250 -- Daniel M. Weinstock -- -- -- -- -- 12. Beyond Personality: The Territorial and Personal Principles of -- Language Policy Reconsidered 271 -- Denise G. Reaume -- 13. What Kind of Bilingualism? 296 -- Alan Patten |
Summary |
Disputes over language policy are a persistent feature of the political life of many states around the world. This volume provides the reader with an up-to-date overview of the emerging debates over the role of language rights and linguistic diversity within political theory |
Notes |
Based on a workshop held at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. March 2001 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [322]-339) and index |
Subject |
Language policy -- Congresses.
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Linguistic minorities -- Civil rights -- Congresses.
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Language and languages -- Political aspects -- Congresses.
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Genre/Form |
Kongress
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Author |
Kymlicka, Will.
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Patten, Alan.
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LC no. |
2003271851 |
ISBN |
019926290X |
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0199262918 paperback |
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