Reclaiming Basque: Language, Nation, and Cultural Activism - Rilegato

Urla, Jacqueline

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ISBN 10: 0874178754 ISBN 13: 9780874178753

Casa editrice: Univ of Nevada Pr, 2012

Riassunto

The Basque language, Euskara, is one of Europe’s most ancient tongues and a vital part of today’s lively Basque culture.Reclaiming Basque examines the ideology, methods, and discourse of the Basque-language revitalization movement over the course of the past century and the way this effort has unfolded alongside the simultaneous Basque nationalist struggle for autonomy. Jacqueline Urla employs extensive long-term fieldwork, interviews, and close examination of a vast range of documents in several media to uncover the strategies that have been used to reclaim Euskara and analyze the controversies that have arisen among Basque-language advocates. Reclaiming Basque offers a new perspective on language activism as a dynamic and evolving social movement. It addresses the complex issue of what it means to speak Basque in the contemporary Basque Country, as well as the roles of minority languages, language policies, and cultural identity in a globalized world.

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L'autore

Jacqueline Urla is a professor of anthropology and the director of the Modern European Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has published numerous articles and essays on Basque culture and language and is the coeditor ofDeviant Bodies: Critical Perspectives on Difference in Science and Popular Culture.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Univ of Nevada Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0874178754
• ISBN 13: 9780874178753
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 275