Speaking Like a State Language and Nationalism in Pakistan

Name: Speaking Like a State Language and Nationalism in Pakistan
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ISBN: 9781107404434

ISBN-10: 1107404436

ISBN-13: 9781107404434

Edition: 2012

Authors: Alyssa Ayres

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This book was first published in 2009. Alyssa Ayres' fascinating study examines Pakistan's troubled history by exploring the importance of culture to political legitimacy. Early leaders selected Urdu as the natural symbol of the nation's great cultural past, but due to its limited base great efforts would be required to make it truly national. This paradox underscores the importance of cultural policies for national identity formation. By comparing Pakistan's experience with those of India and Indonesia, the author analyzes how their national language policies led to very different outcomes. The lessons of these large multiethnic states offer insights for the understanding of culture,…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/10/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 230
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



List of illustrations


List of tables


Acknowledgments


Note on transliteration


Introduction



Articulating a new nation



Urdu and the nation



The nation and its margins



The case of Punjab, part I: elite efforts



The case of Punjab, part II: popular culture



History and local absence



Bringing back the local past



Speaking like a state: language planning



Religion, nation, language



Conclusion


Bibliography


Index