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English Linguistic Imperialism from Below: Moral Aspiration and Social Mobility

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Availability:In StockContributor:Leya MathewSeries:Critical Language and Literacy Studies #28Publish date:2022-07-11Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Multilingual Matters LimitedISBN-13:9781788929134ISBN-10:1788929136UPC:9781788929134Book Category:Education, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Educational Policy & Reform, Study & TeachingSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCR959Y2K2

The book shows how English has been newly constituted as a dominant language in post-market reform India. Political economic transitions experienced as radical social mobility fuelled intense non-elite desire for English schooling. Rather than English schooling leading to social mobility, new experiences of mobility necessitated English schooling.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Multilingual Matters LimitedISBN-13:9781788929134ISBN-10:1788929136UPC:9781788929134Book Category:Education, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Educational Policy & Reform, Study & TeachingSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCR959Y2K2

Leya Mathew is an Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences division of the School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University, India. Her research examines the sociocultural transitions that have accompanied economic liberalization in India.


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