{"product_id":"the-politics-of-language-oppression-in-tibet-9781501777776","title":"The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Gerald Roche sheds light on a global crisis of linguistic diversity that will see at least half of the world''s languages disappear this century. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoche explores the erosion of linguistic diversity through a study of a community on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau in the People''s Republic of China. Manegacha is but one of the sixty minority languages in Tibet and is spoken by about 8,000 people who are otherwise mostly indistinguishable from the Tibetan communities surrounding them. Recently, many in these communities have switched to speaking Tibetan, and Manegacha faces an uncertain future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author uses the Manegacha case to show how linguistic diversity across Tibet is collapsing under assimilatory state policies. He looks at how global advocacy networks inadequately acknowledge this issue, highlighting the complex politics of language in an inter-connected world. \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Lang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50058998120791,"sku":"9781501777776","price":97.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501777776.jpg?v=1740453324","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-of-language-oppression-in-tibet-9781501777776","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}