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Language, Nation and Power provides students with a discussion of
the ways in which language has been (and is being) used to
construct national (or ethnic) identity. It focuses on the
processes by which a language can be planned and standardized and
what the results of these processes are. Particular emphasis is
given to the historical and social effects which nationalism has
had on the development of language since the French Revolution. For
students of linguistics, sociology and politics.
Language use is a principal means by which we distinguish ourselves
and our group from others. In the modern age, language use often
divides ethnic groups and nations: Germans are Germans because they
speak German; French citizens must accept that Standard French is a
central part of their national identity. Sociologists of language
consider this equation of personal language use and national
identity to be a product of the nationalism which developed in
Europe from the eighteenth century on. Authority and Identity: A
Sociolinguistic History of Europe before the Modern Age is the
first attempt to take the theoretical and methodological insights
of macrosociolinguistics and apply them to the history of Europe
before 1500. It analyses the recurrent tensions felt since writing
technology first began to be used in Europe some 3,500 years ago
between centrifugal and centripetal forces, demonstrating how
similar linguistic ecologies can produce different kinds of
linguistic authority and identity in individuals and groups due to
differing sociolinguistic conditions.
"Ion exchange," as Dr. Robert Kunin has said, "is a unique
technology since ft occupies a special place in at least three
other scientific disciplines - polymer chemistry, polyelectrolytes
and adsorption. " It may also lay claim to being one of the most
widely used industrially. From its origins in water treatment and
the sugar industry, through hydrometallurgical applications as
diverse as the treatment of plating wastes and the tonnage
production of uranium, to the present-day production of ultrapure
water for the microelectronics industry, the recovery of valuable
materials from sewage effluents and pollution control, the uses of
ion exchange are legion. As a result, it is well-nigh impossible to
prevent infiltration by the real world of even the most academic of
conferences on the subject. It came as no surprise to the
Scientific Board of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Mass
Transfer & Kinetics of Ion Exchange" that one third of the
lecturers, and one half of their advanced students, were from
Industry, nor that the two round-table discussions, which specially
featured industrial applications and future requirements, were well
attended and enthusiastically debated.
This book presents a series of fascinating case studies that show
how the lives and bodies of clubs, players and fans around the
world are enmeshed with politics. It draws on original research in
countries including England, Scotland, Ireland, Poland, Mexico,
Algeria and Argentina and includes both historical and contemporary
perspectives. It explores some of the most important themes in the
study of sport, including sectarianism, migration, fan activism and
national identity, and shows how football continues to be tied to
political events, symbols and movements. This is fascinating
reading for any student or researcher working in sport studies,
political science, sociology or contemporary history.
Football is ubiquitous and a permanent fixture of modern life. More
than a sport, it frequently manifests in broader popular culture.
This book examines the significance of football for, and in,
popular culture across a wide range of forms, including music,
film, and social media. Football and Popular Culture plots a new
path in Football Studies, drawing on original research in countries
including England, Brazil, Germany, Canada, and Yugoslavia. The
book includes both historical and contemporary perspectives,
exploring some of the most important themes in the study of sport
and culture, including identity, nationalism, fandom, and protest.
It presents diverse case studies ranging from sonic violence among
Brazilian torcidas organizadas to fanled commemoration of the
Munich air disaster, which together help us to better understand
the intersection of sport, society, and popular culture. This is
fascinating reading for any student or researcher working in sport
studies, cultural studies, media studies, sociology, or
contemporary history.
This book presents a series of fascinating case studies that show
how the lives and bodies of clubs, players and fans around the
world are enmeshed with politics. It draws on original research in
countries including England, Scotland, Ireland, Poland, Mexico,
Algeria and Argentina and includes both historical and contemporary
perspectives. It explores some of the most important themes in the
study of sport, including sectarianism, migration, fan activism and
national identity, and shows how football continues to be tied to
political events, symbols and movements. This is fascinating
reading for any student or researcher working in sport studies,
political science, sociology or contemporary history.
Football is ubiquitous and a permanent fixture of modern life. More
than a sport, it frequently manifests in broader popular culture.
This book examines the significance of football for, and in,
popular culture across a wide range of forms, including music,
film, and social media. Football and Popular Culture plots a new
path in Football Studies, drawing on original research in countries
including England, Brazil, Germany, Canada, and Yugoslavia. The
book includes both historical and contemporary perspectives,
exploring some of the most important themes in the study of sport
and culture, including identity, nationalism, fandom, and protest.
It presents diverse case studies ranging from sonic violence among
Brazilian torcidas organizadas to fanled commemoration of the
Munich air disaster, which together help us to better understand
the intersection of sport, society, and popular culture. This is
fascinating reading for any student or researcher working in sport
studies, cultural studies, media studies, sociology, or
contemporary history.
Study of the wisdom literature in the Hebrew Bible and the
contemporary cultures in the ancient Near Eastern world is evolving
rapidly as old definitions and assumptions are questioned. Scholars
are now interrogating the role of oral culture, the rhetoric of
teaching and didacticism, the understanding of genre, and the
relationship of these factors to the corpus of writings. The
scribal culture in which wisdom literature arose is also under
investigation, alongside questions of social context and character
formation. This Companion serves as an essential guide to wisdom
texts, a body of biblical literature with ancient origins that
continue to have universal and timeless appeal. Reflecting new
interpretive approaches, including virtue ethics and
intertextuality, the volume includes essays by an international
team of leading scholars. They engage with the texts, provide
authoritative summaries of the state of the field, and open up to
readers the exciting world of biblical wisdom.
Work on the transition from communism in Eastern Europe and the
Soviet Union has emphasized the 'polity' and the 'economy'; this
book analyzes the 'society', and thereby helps fill an important
gap in the literature. It endeavors to summarize developments and
impose some coherence on the subject by treating four basic areas:
ethnic issues, deviance and health, social cleavages, and labor and
elitism.
"Ion exchange," as Dr. Robert Kunin has said, "is a unique
technology since ft occupies a special place in at least three
other scientific disciplines - polymer chemistry, polyelectrolytes
and adsorption. " It may also lay claim to being one of the most
widely used industrially. From its origins in water treatment and
the sugar industry, through hydrometallurgical applications as
diverse as the treatment of plating wastes and the tonnage
production of uranium, to the present-day production of ultrapure
water for the microelectronics industry, the recovery of valuable
materials from sewage effluents and pollution control, the uses of
ion exchange are legion. As a result, it is well-nigh impossible to
prevent infiltration by the real world of even the most academic of
conferences on the subject. It came as no surprise to the
Scientific Board of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Mass
Transfer & Kinetics of Ion Exchange" that one third of the
lecturers, and one half of their advanced students, were from
Industry, nor that the two round-table discussions, which specially
featured industrial applications and future requirements, were well
attended and enthusiastically debated.
Language, Nation and Power provides students with a discussion of
the ways in which language has been (and is being) used to
construct national (or ethnic) identity. It focuses on the
processes by which a language can be planned and standardized and
what the results of these processes are. Particular emphasis is
given to the historical and social effects which nationalism has
had on the development of language since the French Revolution. For
students of linguistics, sociology and politics.
This is a history of Europe unlike any other: a theory-informed
history of its language use. The 'rise' and 'fall' of languages are
recounted, along with an analysis of why periods of linguistic
diversity are followed by hegemony. How did the sociolinguistic
past differ from the sociolinguistic present?
Study of the wisdom literature in the Hebrew Bible and the
contemporary cultures in the ancient Near Eastern world is evolving
rapidly as old definitions and assumptions are questioned. Scholars
are now interrogating the role of oral culture, the rhetoric of
teaching and didacticism, the understanding of genre, and the
relationship of these factors to the corpus of writings. The
scribal culture in which wisdom literature arose is also under
investigation, alongside questions of social context and character
formation. This Companion serves as an essential guide to wisdom
texts, a body of biblical literature with ancient origins that
continue to have universal and timeless appeal. Reflecting new
interpretive approaches, including virtue ethics and
intertextuality, the volume includes essays by an international
team of leading scholars. They engage with the texts, provide
authoritative summaries of the state of the field, and open up to
readers the exciting world of biblical wisdom.
Work on the transition from communism in Eastern Europe and the
Soviet Union has emphasized the 'polity' and the 'economy'; this
book analyzes the 'society', and thereby helps fill an important
gap in the literature. It endeavors to summarize developments and
impose some coherence on the subject by treating four basic areas:
ethnic issues, deviance and health, social cleavages, and labor and
elitism.
Based on the first comprehensive study of life in the USSR since
the Harvard Project some 33 years ago, Politics, Work, and Daily
Life in the USSR is designed to illustrate how the Soviet social
system really works and how the Soviet people cope with it. Taken
as a whole, the book describes the sources of support and
alienation in the Soviet urban population during the late 1970s,
discussing such issues as Soviet political beliefs, ethnic
relations, economic inequality, quality of life, and perceptions of
social status. The essays contained analyze the variations in
attitudes and behavior reflected in the findings of the Soviet
Interview Project, a 5-year, 7.5 million investigation of
contemporary daily life in the USSR. Among these findings,
generational differences and differential education attainment are
found to be the most significant underlying determinants of the
opinions on, and approaches to, the different issues; the young,
the educated and the well-paid, that is, the "best and the
brightest" of Soviet society, prove to be the most critical and
least satisfied with life in the Soviet Union. This comprehensive
investigation involved interviewing thousands of recent emigrants
from the USSR to the United States as a means of learning about
their former day-to-day living. These individuals provided for a
large volume of first-hand reports. Some aspects of this survey
dealt with areas the Soviets themselves had never investigated, so
the data were not, and still are not, available even in unpublished
Soviet sources.
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