Nationalism, Language, and Identity in India: Measures of Community

ISBN-13: 9780367784355 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 154 str.

A. P. Ashwin Kumar

Opis

This book examines linguistic nationalism in India. It focuses on the emergence of language as a marker of identity by analysing themes such as nationalism, philology, and linguistic identity. It will be useful for scholars and researchers of political studies, political sociology, sociology, linguistics and cultural studies.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments.
Introduction: Language as a problematic.
Linguistic Reorganisation of States: A re-examination.
Working within the universe of nationalism.
The doxastic nature of community experience.
Search for the Ursprache: The limits of philological reason.
Conclusion: Linguistic identity: Fundamental commitment or doxastic effect?
Index.

O autorze

A.P. Ashwin Kumar is Senior Fellow, Centre for Learning Futures, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, India. He has previously worked with the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore. His research focuses on cultural difference and its implications for social theorising in general. He is also a translator between English and Kannada.