Language, Identity and Conflict - 9780415259507

Taylor & Francis

This book comprises a comparative study of relationships between language and ethnic identity in key regions of historical and contemporary ethnic conflict in Europe and Eurasia. > This innovative study of language and identity in recent and contemporary cases of ethnic conflict in Europe and Eurasia sets out a response to the limitations in the fields of linguistics and political science. Using examples of language policy and planning in conflict situations, it examines the functions of language as a marker of identity in ethnic conflict, and the extent to which language may be a causal factor in ethnic conflict. > 1. Virtual Globalization, Virtual Spaces/Tourist Spaces David Holmes 2. The Criminal Spectre in Law, Literature and Aesthetics Peter Hutchings\n3. Immigrants and National Identity in Europe Anna Triandafyllidou\n4. Constructing Risk and Safety in Technological Practice jane Summerton and Boel Berner\n5. Europeanisation, National Identities and Migration, Change.