{"product_id":"the-politics-of-language-oppression-in-tibet-hardback-9781501777776","title":"The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet (Hardback) 9781501777776","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGerald Roche (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501777776\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages, 8 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 3 maps - 3 Maps - 8 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a brilliant, informative, and deeply worrying book.\u003c\/p\u003e (State Crime Journal) \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet\u003c\/i\u003e provides a detailed, expansive account of Manegacha speakers and the ongoing loss of their language.\u003c\/p\u003e (Melbourne Asia Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Gerald Roche sheds light on a global crisis of linguistic diversity that will see at least half of the world's languages disappear this century. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoche explores the erosion of linguistic diversity through a study of a community on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau in the People's Republic of China. Manegacha is but one of the sixty minority languages in Tibet and is spoken by about 8,000 people who are otherwise mostly indistinguishable from the Tibetan communities surrounding them. Recently, many in these communities have switched to speaking Tibetan, and Manegacha faces an uncertain future. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author uses the Manegacha case to show how linguistic diversity across Tibet is collapsing under assimilatory state policies. He looks at how global advocacy networks inadequately acknowledge this issue, highlighting the complex politics of language in an inter-connected world. \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet \u003c\/i\u003ebroadens our understanding of Tibet and China, the crisis of global linguistic diversity, and the radical changes needed to address this crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Language Oppression\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 1: Erasure\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. Before Language Oppression: Languages and Sovereign Power\u003cbr\u003e 2. Language Oppression and the State: Biopolitics and State Racism in the People's Republic of China\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Supression\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e3. Language Oppression and Resistance: Race War andthe Violence of Self-Defense\u003cbr\u003e 4. Language Oppression and Global Power Circuits\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 3: Elimination\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e5. The Slow Violence of State-Building\u003cbr\u003e 6. Banal Violence and Biosovereign Power\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Resisting Languag\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52608271843608,"sku":"9781501777776","price":86.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-politics-of-language-oppression-in-tibet-hardback-9781501777776","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}