This illuminating book critically examines multicultural language politics and policymaking in the Andean-Amazonian countries of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, demonstrating how issues of language and power throw light on the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the state.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface1. Introduction2. Language: vehicle of power and object of policy3. Linguistic racism in Latin America: reality and rights4. Post-millennial politics of multilingualism in Hispanicised Latin America5. Indigenous language activism, second-language learning and the growth of agency6. Translation, interpreting and Indigenous language rights7. Conclusions
