Language, religion and national identity in Europe and the Middle East : a historical study

Resource Information

The work Language, religion and national identity in Europe and the Middle East : a historical study represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Language, religion and national identity in Europe and the Middle East : a historical study

Title remainder

a historical study

Statement of responsibility

John Myhill

Creator

• Myhill, John, 1956-
• Myhill, John, 1956-

Subject

• Language and languages -- Religious aspects | Islam
• Middle East -- Languages | Political aspects
• Nationalism -- Europe -- History
• Nationalism -- Middle East -- History
• Europe -- Languages | Political aspects
• Language and languages -- Religious aspects | Christianity

Language

eng

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

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Dewey number

306.44094

Index

index present

LC call number

P380

LC item number

.M94 2006eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography

Series statement

Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture

Series volume

21