A War of words : language and conflict in the Middle East / Yasir Suleiman.
By: Suleiman, Yasir.
Series: Cambridge Middle East studies: 19.Publisher: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2004Description: xii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 052183743X; 9780521837439; 0521546567; 9780521546560.Subject(s): 1900-1999 | Arabic language -- Political aspects | Arabic language -- Dialects | Sociolinguistics -- Arab countries | Nationalism -- Arab countries | Arabe (Langue) -- Aspect politique | Arabe (Langue) -- Dialectes | Arabic language -- Dialects | Arabic language -- Political aspects | Nationalism | Politics and government | Sociolinguistics | Mundart | Politischer Konflikt | Arabic language -- Political aspects | Arabic language -- Dialects | Sociolinguistics -- Arab countries | Sociolinguistics -- Middle East | Nationalism -- Arab countries | Nationalism -- Middle East | Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 20th century | Arab countries | Naher Osten | Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 20th century | ArabischItem type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Course reserves |
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2-Hour Course Reserves | American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Circulation Desk | PJ 6074 .S85 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5249572 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-254) and index.
Language, power and conflict in the Middle East -- When language and dialects collide: standard Arabic and its 'opponents' -- When dialects collide: language and conflict in Jordan -- When languages collide: language and conflict in Palestine and Israel -- Language and conflict in the Middle East: a conclusion.
"Yasir Suleiman's book considers national identity in relation to language, the way in which language can be manipulated to signal political, cultural or even historical difference. As a language with a long-recorded heritage and one spoken by the majorit.
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