Voices of Modernity: Language Ideologies and the Politics of Inequality

This study asserts that conscious development of new ways of thinking about language had a crucial role in modern history, particularly the discovery of how differences between languages legitimated social inequalities. It claims that savages and ancients were judged alike because they used language similarly, in contrast to modern Europeans who used disciplined language in scientific, philosophical and legal projects.

Author: Richard Bauman, Charles L. Briggs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 07/03/2003
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.20h x 5.96w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780521008976

About the Author
Bauman, Richard: - Richard Bauman is Distinguished Professor of Communication and Culture, Folklore, and Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington.Briggs, Charles L.: - Charles L. Briggs is Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director, Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, University of California, San Diego.Briggs, Charles L.: - Charles L. Briggs is Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director, Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, University of California, San Diego.

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