Linguistic Genocide in Education--or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights?
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- Synopsis
- In this powerful, multidisciplinary book, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas shows how most indigenous and minority education contributes to linguistic genocide according to United Nations definitions. Theory is combined with a wealth of factual encyclopedic information and with many examples and vignettes. The examples come from all parts of the world and try to avoid Eurocentrism. Oriented toward theory and practice, facts and evaluations, and reflection and action, the book prompts readers to find information about the world and their local contexts, to reflect and to act. A Web site with additional resource materials to this book can be found at http://www.ruc.dk/~tovesk/
- Copyright:
- 2000
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 824 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781135662356
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781410605191, 9780805834673, 9780805834680
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 10/26/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Routledge
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Education, Language Arts, Foreign Language Study
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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