This interdisciplinary work focuses on the ideological intertwining between Czech, Magyar, Polish, and Slovak, and the corresponding nationalisms steeped in these languages. This politicized symbiotic bonding arose and developed during the last two centuries. The analysis is presented against the ba
The Politics of Language and Nationalism in Modern Central Europe
β Scribed by Tomasz Kamusella (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 1167
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii
Introduction....Pages 1-61
Language in Central Europe: An Overview....Pages 62-148
The Broader Linguistic and Cultural Context of Central Europe....Pages 149-363
Front Matter....Pages 365-366
The Polish Case: From Natio to Nation....Pages 367-430
The Hungarian Case: From Natio to the Ersatz Nation-State....Pages 431-480
The Czech Case: From the Bohemian Slavophone Populus to Czech Nationalism and the Czechoslovak Nation....Pages 481-521
The Slovak Case: From Upper Hungaryβs Slavophone Populus to Slovak Nationalism and the Czechoslovak Nation....Pages 522-567
Front Matter....Pages 569-572
The Polish Nation: From a Multiethnic to an Ethnically Homogenous Nation-State....Pages 573-644
The Hungarian Nation: From Hungary to MagyarorszΓ‘g....Pages 645-713
The Czech Nation: Between Czechoslovak and Czech Nationalism....Pages 714-802
The Slovak Nation: From Czechoslovakia to Slovakia....Pages 803-904
Conclusion....Pages 905-955
Back Matter....Pages 956-1140
β¦ Subjects
European History; European Union Politics; Linguistics, general; Modern History; Political Sociology; Historical Linguistics
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