Nehru and the Language Politics of India

By Robert D. King

Book Overview

Language is no longer perceived as a threat to the national unity of India. But the language controversies that accompanied the first years of Indian independence had pushed the country to the brink of instability. This book examines Nehru's role in the language crisis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195648048
• ISBN13: 9780195648041
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages