The politics of language oppression in Tibet / Gerald Roche.

Author/creator Roche, Gerald
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2024.
Descriptionxiii, 249 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Subjects
Linguistic minorities--Political aspects. --China. --Tibet Autonomous Region.
Language policy--Social aspects. --China. --Tibet Autonomous Region.
Endangered languages--Political aspects. --China. --Tibet Autonomous Region.
Tibetan language--Political aspects. --China. --Tibet Autonomous Region.
Bonan language--Political aspects. --China. --Tibet Autonomous Region.

Contents Before language oppression: languages and sovereign power -- Language oppression and the state: biopolitics and state racism in the People's Republic of China -- Language oppression and resistance: race war and the violence of self-defense -- Language oppression and global power circuits -- The slow violence of state-building -- Banal violence and biosovereign power.
Abstract "Focuses on how Tibet's minority languages are vulnerable to both the Chinese state's aggressive assimilatory policies and a transnational project that resists this assimilation by promoting Tibetan ethnic survival through linguistic homogenization"- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2024000037
ISBN9781501777783 (paperback)
ISBN9781501777776 (hardcover)
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