Linguistic Genocide in Education or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights

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Linguistic Genocide in Education  or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights
Author : Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Publisher : Routledge
Language : English
Release Date : 13 May 2013
ISBN : 9781135662363
Pages : 821 pages
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Linguistic Genocide in Education or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights by Tove Skutnabb-Kangas Book PDF Summary

In this powerful, multidisciplinary book, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas shows how most indigenous and minority education contributes to linguistic genocide according to United Nations definitions. Theory is combined with a wealth of factual encyclopedic information and with many examples and vignettes. The examples come from all parts of the world and try to avoid Eurocentrism. Oriented toward theory and practice, facts and evaluations, and reflection and action, the book prompts readers to find information about the world and their local contexts, to reflect and to act. A Web site with additional resource materials to this book can be found at http://www.ruc.dk/~tovesk/

Linguistic Genocide in Education  or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights

In this powerful, multidisciplinary book, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas shows how most indigenous and minority education contributes to linguistic genocide according to United Nations definitions. Theory is combined with a wealth of factual encyclopedic information and with many examples and vignettes. The examples come from all parts of the world and try

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