A War of Words : Language and Conflict in the Middle East Hardback
by Yasir (University of Edinburgh) Suleiman
Part of the Cambridge Middle East Studies series
Hardback
Description
Yasir Suleiman's 2004 book considers national identity in relation to language, the way in which language can be manipulated to signal political, cultural or even historical difference.
As a language with a long-recorded heritage and one spoken by the majority of those in the Middle East in a variety of dialects, Arabic is a particularly appropriate vehicle for such an investigation.
It is also a penetrating device for exploring the conflicts of the Middle East, the diversity of its peoples and the diversity of their viewpoints.
Suleiman's book offers a wealth of empirical material, and intriguing, often poignant illustrations of antagonisms articulated through pun or double entendre.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:286 pages, 13 Tables, unspecified; 18 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:10/06/2004
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- ISBN:9780521837439
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:286 pages, 13 Tables, unspecified; 18 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:10/06/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521837439
