Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet

Roche, Gerald

ISBN 10: 1501777785 / ISBN 13: 9781501777783

Published by Cornell University Press, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501777785
• ISBN 13: 9781501777783
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 0.86 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • History - Asian

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Synopsis

In The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet, Gerald Roche sheds light on a global crisis of linguistic diversity that will see at least half of the world's languages disappear this century.

Roche explores the erosion of linguistic diversity through a study of a community on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau in the People's Republic of China. Manegacha is but one of the sixty minority languages in Tibet and is spoken by about 8,000 people who are otherwise mostly indistinguishable from the Tibetan communities surrounding them. Recently, many in these communities have switched to speaking Tibetan, and Manegacha faces an uncertain future.

The author uses the Manegacha case to show how linguistic diversity across Tibet is collapsing under assimilatory state policies. He looks at how global advocacy networks inadequately acknowledge this issue, highlighting the complex politics of language in an inter-connected world. The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet broadens our understanding of Tibet and China, the crisis of global linguistic diversity, and the radical changes needed to address this crisis.

About the Author

Gerald Roche is Associate Professor in Politics in the Department of Politics, Media, and Philosophy at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. His work focuses on power, the state, colonialism, and racism.