Language choice in Enlightenment Europe : education, sociability, and governance / edited by Vladislav Rjéoutski and Willem Frijhoff.
This multinational collection of essays challenges the traditional image of a monolingual Ancient Regime in Enlightenment Europe, both East and West. Its archival research explores the important role played by selective language use in social life and in the educational provisions in the early const...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Languages and culture in history.
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| Summary: | This multinational collection of essays challenges the traditional image of a monolingual Ancient Regime in Enlightenment Europe, both East and West. Its archival research explores the important role played by selective language use in social life and in the educational provisions in the early constitution of modern society. A broad range of case studies show how language was viewed and used symbolically by social groups - ranging from the nobility to the peasantry - to develop, express, and mark their identities. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789048535507 9048535506 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |