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Taming Babel

- Language in the Making of Malaysia

About Taming Babel

Taming Babel examines the role of language in the making of modern postcolonial Asian nations. Focusing on one of the most linguistically diverse territories in the British Empire, it explores the profound anxieties generated by a century of struggles to govern the polyglot subjects of British Malaya and postcolonial Malaysia.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781316602607
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 281
  • Published:
  • March 8, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 151x228x37 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 434 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: October 20, 2024

Description of Taming Babel

Taming Babel examines the role of language in the making of modern postcolonial Asian nations. Focusing on one of the most linguistically diverse territories in the British Empire, it explores the profound anxieties generated by a century of struggles to govern the polyglot subjects of British Malaya and postcolonial Malaysia.

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