The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roche, Gerald.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language policy.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2024.

Summary:

This book explores the politics of language oppression in Tibet, examining how language policies in the Tibetan Autonomous Region reflect broader socio-political dynamics. The author, Gerald Roche, delves into the historical and contemporary frameworks of language suppression, focusing on the People's Republic of China's biopolitical and state racism strategies. The book is structured into three parts: Erasure, Suppression, and Elimination, each analyzing different facets of language oppression and resistance. It addresses the impact of global power circuits, state-building violence, and biosovereign power. Intended for an audience interested in sociolinguistics, human rights, and Tibetan studies, the work highlights the struggles of communities like the Manegacha speakers and the Wurundjeri people. Through academic research and personal insights, it aims to raise awareness and resistance against language oppression. Generated by AI.

Contents:

The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Note on Transliteration

Introduction: Language Oppression

Part 1. Erasure

1. Before Language Oppression: Languages and Sovereign Power

2. Language Oppression and the State: Biopolitics and State Racism in the People's Republic of China

Part 2. Suppression

3. Language Oppression and Resistance: Race War and the Violence of Self-Defense

4. Language Oppression and Global Power Circuits

Part 3. Elimination

5. The Slow Violence of State-Building

6. Banal Violence and Biosovereign Power

Conclusion: Resisting Language Oppression

Epilogue

Notes

References

Index.

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ISBN:

9781501777806

1501777807

OCLC:

1458762037