Wars of Words The Politics of Language in Ireland 1537-2004

Name: Wars of Words The Politics of Language in Ireland 1537-2004
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ISBN: 9780199532766

ISBN-10: 0199532761

ISBN-13: 9780199532766

Edition: 2008

Authors: Tony Crowley

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Wars of Words is the first comprehensive survey of the politics of language in Ireland during the colonial and post-colonial periods. Challenging received notions, Tony Crowley presents a complex, fascinating, and often surprising history which has suffered greatly in the past fromover-simplification. Beginning with Henry VIII's Act for English Order, Habit, and Language (1537) and ending with the Republic of Ireland's Official Languages Act (2003) and the introduction of language rights under the legislation proposed by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2004),this clear and accessible narrative follows the continuities and discontinuities of Irish history over the past five…

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List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.682



Introduction: Language acquisition



Reforming the Word and the words of the Irish, 1537-1607



Language, God, and the struggle for history, 1607-1690



Education, antiquity, and the beginnings of linguistic nationalism, 1690-1789



Culture, politics, and the language question, 1789-1876



Language and revolution, 1876-1922



The politics of language on the island of Ireland, 1922-2004