| Linguistic Genocide in Education--or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights? Contributor(s): Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805834680 ISBN-13: 9780805834680 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: In this powerful, multidisciplinary book, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas shows how most indigenous and minority education contributes to linguistic genocide according to United Nations definitions. Theory is combined with a wealth of factual encyclopedic information and with many examples and vignettes. The examples come from all parts of the world and try to avoid Eurocentrism. Oriented toward theory and practice, facts and evaluations, and reflection and action, the book prompts readers to find information about the world and their local contexts, to reflect and to act. br br A Web site with additional resource materials to this book can be found at b http: //www.ruc.dk/~tovesk/ /b br |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 306.44 |
| LCCN: 99-34376 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Physical Information: 1.81" H x 5.85" W x 9.07" (2.42 lbs) 820 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this powerful, multidisciplinary book, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas shows how most indigenous and minority education contributes to linguistic genocide according to United Nations definitions. Theory is combined with a wealth of factual encyclopedic information and with many examples and vignettes. The examples come from all parts of the world and try to avoid Eurocentrism. Oriented toward theory and practice, facts and evaluations, and reflection and action, the book prompts readers to find information about the world and their local contexts, to reflect and to act. A Web site with additional resource materials to this book can be found at http: //www.ruc.dk/ tovesk/ |