Speaking Like a State: Language and Nationalism in Pakistan by Alyssa Ayres

Speaking Like a State: Language and Nationalism in Pakistan

Alyssa Ayres

230 pages hardcover

2 editions

nonfiction politics challenging informative medium-paced
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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...

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