Language Rights: From Free Speech to Linguistic Governance

By Vanessa Pupavac

Book Overview

Exploring language rights politics in theoretical, historical and international context, this book brings together debates from law, sociolinguistics, international politics, and the history of ideas. The author argues that international language rights advocacy supports global governance of language and questions freedoms of speech and expression.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349520330
• ISBN13: 9781349520336
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"