A War of Words
Language and Conflict in the Middle East
Part of Cambridge Middle East Studies
- Author: Yasir Suleiman, University of Edinburgh
- Date Published: June 2004
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521546560
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Yasir Suleiman's 2004 book considers national identity in relation to language, the way in which language can be manipulated to signal political, cultural or even historical difference. As a language with a long-recorded heritage and one spoken by the majority of those in the Middle East in a variety of dialects, Arabic is a particularly appropriate vehicle for such an investigation. It is also a penetrating device for exploring the conflicts of the Middle East, the diversity of its peoples and the diversity of their viewpoints. Suleiman's book offers a wealth of empirical material, and intriguing, often poignant illustrations of antagonisms articulated through pun or double entendre.
Read more- Pathbreaking book which considers the relationship of language to conflict in the Middle East
- Theoretically informed and multi-disciplinary with appeal to students of Arabic language, Middle East Studies, sociology, politics and anthropology
- Author is well known and highly regarded: one of the only scholars working in this field
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'Yasir Suleiman's book is a seminal work on the linguistic situation in the Middle East, its socio-political and cultural roots, and its implications for nationhood and the study of conflict. This is a well-crafted, well organized, and eloquent book. ' Karin Ryding, Georgetown University
See more reviews' … the book is a good read also for non-linguists, offering possible new perspectives on conflict dynamics.' Journal of Peace Research
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- Date Published: June 2004
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521546560
- length: 286 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.461kg
- contains: 18 b/w illus. 13 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Language, power and conflict in the Middle East
3. When language and dialects collide: standard Arabic and its 'opponents'
4. When dialects collide: on the banks of the River Jordan
5. When languages collide: between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean sea
6. Language and conflict in the Middle East: a conclusion.
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