Words and stones the politics of language and identity in Israel

'Words and Stones' explores the politics of identity in Israel through an analysis of the social life of language. By examining the social choices Israelis make when they speak, and the social meanings such choices produce, Daniel Lefkowitz reveals how Israeli identities are negotiated thr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lefkowitz, Daniel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2004, 2004
Series:Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics / Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:'Words and Stones' explores the politics of identity in Israel through an analysis of the social life of language. By examining the social choices Israelis make when they speak, and the social meanings such choices produce, Daniel Lefkowitz reveals how Israeli identities are negotiated through language
Physical Description:xiv, 316 p. ill
ISBN:9780199788347