The People That Never Were: Linguistic Scholarship and the Invention of the Aryans - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Christopher M. HuttonSeries:Oxford Studies in SociolinguisticsPublish date:8/8/2025Pages:296
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190212988ISBN-10:190212985UPC:9780190212988Book Category:Social Science, Education, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Anthropology, LinguisticsBook Topic:Cultural & Social, SociolinguisticsSize:9.55 x 6.52 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.1618Product ID:SCW0V084ZP
The People That Never Were: Linguistic Scholarship and the Invention of the Aryans
Though most recognize the term Aryan, few understand its extensive and complex history. Scholars continue to debate the location of the original Aryan homeland, but unlike with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Greece, or Rome, there is no direct textual or archeological evidence of an ancient Aryan civilization. As Christopher M. Hutton argues in this book, Aryan, in essence, is a fictional...
Series: Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190212988ISBN-10:190212985UPC:9780190212988Book Category:Social Science, Education, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Anthropology, LinguisticsBook Topic:Cultural & Social, SociolinguisticsSize:9.55 x 6.52 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.1618Product ID:SCW0V084ZP
Christopher M. Hutton is Chair Professor in the School of English at the University of Hong Kong. His research concerns the history of linguistics, in particular the relationship between linguistics and race theory, as well as language and law. He is the author of several books, including The Tyranny of Ordinary Meaning; The Legal Personhood of Animals; and Race and the Third Reich.
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