History and Language in the Andes - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1349286257 ISBN 13 : 9781349286256

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Synopsis

The modern world began with the clash of civilisations between Spaniards and native Americans. Their interplay and struggles ever since are mirrored in the fates of the very languages they spoke. The conquistadors wrought theirs into a new 'world language'; yet the Andes still host the New World's greatest linguistic survivor, Quechua. Historians and linguists see this through different - but complementary - perspectives. This book is a meeting of minds, long overdue, to weave them together. It ranges from Inca collapse to the impacts of colonial rule, reform, independence, and the modern-day trends that so threaten native language here with its ultimate demise.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Adrian J. Pearce is a Lecturer in Brazilian and Spanish-American History at King's College, London, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1349286257
• ISBN 13: 9781349286256
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 287
• Éditeur: Heggarty P., Pearce A.
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