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SUNY Series in National Identities Ser.: Elites, Language, and the Politics of Identity : The Norwegian Case in Comparative Perspective by Gregg Bucken-Knapp (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Why and when do linguistic cleavages within a nation become politicized? Using Norway--where language has played a particularly salient role in the nation's history--as a case study, Gregg Bucken-Knapp explores these questions and challenges the notion that the politicization of language conflict is a response to language problems. He shows that political elites often view language conflict as a political opportunity, placing it on the policy agenda as an effective mobilizing tool to serve their own nonlinguistic political ends. Although language-oriented interest groups may fight to achieve desired language policies, they are generally unsuccessful when their preferences clash with the broader objectives of political elites. This book focuses on understanding just how language policies emerge.

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PublisherSTATE University of New York Press

ISBN-100791456560

ISBN-139780791456569

eBay Product ID (ePID)2291729

Product Key Features

Number of Pages205 Pages

Publication NameElites, Language, and the Politics of Identity : the Norwegian Case in Comparative Perspective

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGeneral, Norwegian, Europe / General

Publication Year2003

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorGregg Bucken-Knapp

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, History, Political Science

SeriesSuny Series in National Identities Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight9.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2002-042641

Dewey Edition21

Target AudienceTrade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.44/09481

Lc Classification NumberPd2915.B83 2003

Table of ContentList of Tables Acknowledgements 1. Language, Politics, and Modern Norway 2. National Identity, Party Identity, and the Role of Nynorsk in the New Norwegian State 3. Language and Social Democracy in Twentieth-Century Norway 4. The Shifting Fate of the Sámi Languages in Modern Norway 5. Norway Compared: The Case of Belgian Language Politics 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index