TY - BOOK ID - 71480001 TI - Speaking like a state : language and nationalism in Pakistan PY - 2009 SN - 9781107404434 9780511596629 9780521519311 0521519314 0511595824 9780511595820 9780511596223 0511596227 0511596626 1107404436 1107191947 1282316575 9786612316579 0511593163 051159223X 0511595093 PB - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - POLITICAL LEGITIMACY -- 323.1 KW - NATIONAL IDENTITY FORMATION -- 323.1 KW - ETHNIC RELATIONS -- 323.1 KW - NATIONALISM -- 323.1 KW - LANGUAGE POLICIES -- 323.1 KW - Language policy KW - Language and culture KW - Nationalism KW - Culture and language KW - Culture KW - Glottopolitics KW - Institutional linguistics KW - Language and languages KW - Language and state KW - Languages, National KW - Languages, Official KW - National languages KW - Official languages KW - State and language KW - Communication policy KW - Language planning KW - Government policy KW - Pakistan KW - Dominion of Pakistan KW - Bākistān KW - Islamic Republic of Pakistan KW - Islamskai︠a︡ Respublika Pakistan KW - Islami Jamhuriya e Pakistan KW - Pākistāna KW - پاکِستان KW - Islāmī Jumhūrī-ye Pākistān KW - باكستان KW - Paquistan KW - Пакістан KW - Ісламская Рэспубліка Пакістан KW - Пакистан KW - Ислямска република Пакистан KW - Isli︠a︡mska republika Pakistan KW - Islamische Republik Pakistan KW - Eʼeʼaahjí Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah KW - Pakistani Islamivabariik KW - Πακιστάν KW - Ισλαμική Δημοκρατία του Πακιστάν KW - Islamikē Dēmokratia tou Pakistan KW - Jamhuryat Islami Pakistan KW - State of Pakistan KW - Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān KW - パキスタン KW - Pakisutan KW - West Pakistan (Pakistan) KW - Languages KW - Political aspects. KW - Social Sciences KW - Political Science UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:71480001 AB - Alyssa Ayres' fascinating study examines Pakistan's troubled history by exploring the importance of culture to political legitimacy. Early leaders selected Urdu as the natural symbol of the nation's great cultural past, but due to its limited base great efforts would be required to make it truly national. This paradox underscores the importance of cultural policies for national identity formation. By comparing Pakistan's experience with those of India and Indonesia, the author analyzes how their national language policies led to very different outcomes. The lessons of these large multiethnic states offer insights for the understanding of culture, identity, and nationalism throughout the world. The book is aimed at scholars in the fields of history, political theory and South Asian studies, as well as those interested in the history of culture and nationalism in one of the world's most complex, and challenging, countries. ER -