Ideologies across Nations: The Construction of Linguistic Minorities at the United Nations (Language, Power and Social Process)

This book presents an innovative interpretation of the ideological and discursive processes that have emerged out of issues concerning the regulation of minorities within the United Nations. It reveals the importance of the reproduction of the interests of nation-states within an international organization and the reproduction of power through the legal management and control of linguistic minorities. Key features: suitable for use in courses on sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, language policy, and political science affordable paperback edition for students