Language, education and Nation-building : assimilation and shift in Southeast Asia / edited by Peter Sercombe, Ruanni Tupas. - 278 pages online resource. - Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities . - Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities .

This volume tracks the complex relationships between language, education and nation-building in Southeast Asia, focusing on how language policies have been used by states and governments as instruments of control, assimilation and empowerment. Leading scholars have contributed chapters each representing one of the countries in the region.

9781137455536

10.1057/9781137455536 doi


Linguistics.
Oriental literature.
Languages.
Language and languages.
Sociolinguistics.
Education.
Asian Literature.
Asian Languages.
Education, general.