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Language, Education and Nation-building

Assimilation and Shift in Southeast Asia
By:P. Sercombe
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781403997463
eText ISBN:9781137455536
Edition:0
Copyright:2014
Format:Reflowable

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This volume tracks the complex relationships between language, education and nation-building in Southeast Asia, focusing on how language policies have been used by states and governments as instruments of control, assimilation and empowerment. Leading scholars have contributed chapters each representing one of the countries in the region.