{"product_id":"9781405105699","title":"Linguistics in a Colonial World A Story of Language, Meaning, and Power","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLinguistics in a Colonial World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Story of Language, Meaning, and Power\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJoseph Errington\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on both original texts and critical literature, \u003ci\u003eLinguistics in a Colonial World\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic projects around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how early endeavours in linguistics were used to aid in overcoming practical and ideological difficulties of colonial rule\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the uses and effects of colonial linguistic projects in the shaping of identities and communities that were under, or in opposition to, imperial regimes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines enduring influences of colonial linguistics in contemporary thinking about language and cultural difference\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings new insight into post-colonial controversies including endangered languages and language rights in the globalized twenty-first century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoseph Errington\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology and International and Area Studies, as well as Chair of the Council of Southeast Asian Studies, at Yale University. His research and writing have focused on linguistic dimensions of modernization and identity in Java and Indonesia, reflecting his broader interests in semiotics and the politics of language.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 September 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405105699\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e209\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314177470604,"sku":"9781405105699","price":125.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405105699.jpg?v=1780197268","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405105699","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}