5/22/2023 0 Comments Vidravas by Erzsébet Galgóczi![]() Every EU official and NGO activist who deals with East Central Europe should have this book to hand, and every graduate seminar on nationalism in the region should begin with it. For those seeking information on language modernization in Central Europe or on case studies on the politics of language, this book is an excellent choice.' - Patrick Heinrich, International Journal of the Sociology of Language 'A magnificent history of language politics.Kamusella's book is an illustration of its own core argument: scholarship on language serves social purposes. It is likely to remain the standard work in its field for a generation.' - from the Foreword by Peter Burke, Emeritus Professor of Cultural History, University of Cambridge, UK 'Truly extraordinary is the author's detalied command of history, philology, and the national languages involved in this study. The concepts it uses and the conclusions it reaches about language and politics can be expected to provoke a more general discussion. Reviews: 'Kamusella has produced a magisterial study, ambitious in its aims but supported by original research as well as offering a synthesis of specialized contributions in a number of languages. The analysis is set against the earlier political and ideological history of these languages, and the panorama of the emergence and political uses of other languages of the region. ![]() ![]() This work focuses on the ideological intertwining between Czech, Magyar, Polish and Slovak, and the corresponding nationalisms steeped in these languages. ![]()
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