Language and nationalism in South Asia
It is argued in this paper that although the South Asian sub-continent was split into two independent states of Pakistan and India in 1947 on the basis of religion, in the post-independence years, in both states the question of national language emerged as a major issue in their national politics,...
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iium-470162016-01-14T08:06:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47016/ Language and nationalism in South Asia Hossain, Ishtiaq JC Political theory It is argued in this paper that although the South Asian sub-continent was split into two independent states of Pakistan and India in 1947 on the basis of religion, in the post-independence years, in both states the question of national language emerged as a major issue in their national politics, and threatened to reshape their religion-based nationalism. It would further argue that if not handled deftly by a national government, the controversies surrounding the national language policy may lead to the emergence of sub-nationalism, threatening the very unity of the state. We would use the example of Pakistan to make this point. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47016/1/Language_and_Nationalism_in_South_Asia_.pdf Hossain, Ishtiaq (2015) Language and nationalism in South Asia. In: One-Day Workshop on Ideologies in Translation, 29 April, 2015, Al-Tabari Conference Room, Human Sciences Building, Kulliyyah of IRKHS, IIUM. (Unpublished) |
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It is argued in this paper that although the South Asian sub-continent was split into two independent states of Pakistan and India in 1947 on the basis of religion,
in the post-independence years, in both states the question of national language emerged as a major issue in their national politics, and threatened to reshape their religion-based nationalism. It would further argue that if
not handled deftly by a national government, the controversies surrounding the national language policy may lead to the emergence of sub-nationalism, threatening the very unity of the state. We would use the example of
Pakistan to make this point. |
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Conference or Workshop Item |
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Hossain, Ishtiaq |
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Language and nationalism in South Asia |
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Language and nationalism in South Asia |
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Language and nationalism in South Asia |
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Language and nationalism in South Asia |
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Language and nationalism in South Asia |
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language and nationalism in south asia |
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2015 |
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