At War with Diversity US Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety

Name: At War with Diversity US Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety
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ISBN: 9781853595059

ISBN-10: 1853595055

ISBN-13: 9781853595059

Edition: 2000

Authors: James Crawford

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Bilingualism is a reality that many Americans still find difficult to accept. This collection of essays analyzes the sources of the anti-bilingual movement, its changing directions, and its impact on education policy.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Publication date: 9/15/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.60" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Nico Schrijver holds the Chair of International Law and is Academic Director of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University. He is author of The Evolution of Sustainable Development in International Law: Inception, Meaning, and Status and Sovereignty over Natural Resources: Balancing Rights and Duties.



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Anatomy of the English-only Movement


Boom to Bust: Official English in the 1990s


Endangered Native American Languages: What Is To Be Done, and Why?


Seven Hypotheses on Language Loss


The Political Paradox of Bilingual Education


The Proposition 227 Campaign: A Post Mortem


References


Index