Arabic, Self And Identity: A Study in Conflict and Displacement - Couverture souple

Suleiman, Yasir

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0199747008 ISBN 13 : 9780199747009

Editeur : Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2011

Synopsis

Arabic, Self, and Identity uses autoethnography, autobiography, and a detailed study of names to investigate the links between conflict and displacement, and between the Self and group identity. In the process it raises questions about trauma and globalization, underscoring the complex roles of language and identity in society.Yasir Suleiman frames his findings against a far-reaching critique of the dominant, correlational approach in Arabic sociolinguitics. He argues that this approach does not sufficiently explore the link between language and the major narratives of identity and conflict in the Middle East. Instead he advocates for combining this approach with qualitative studies that are nevertheless aware of the lim

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Yasir Suleiman is Professor of Modern Arabic Studies at the University of Cambridge.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199747008
• ISBN 13: 9780199747009
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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