A War of Words: Language and Conflict in the Middle East (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series Number 19)
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Book info: A War of Words: Language and Conflict in the Middle East (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series Number 19) (Hardcover, 286 pages) – Cambridge University Press, 2004. Language: English. Yasir Suleiman considers national identity in relation to language, the way in which language can be manipulated to signal political,...
Book info: A War of Words: Language and Conflict in the Middle East (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series Number 19) (Hardcover, 286 pages) – Cambridge University Press, 2004. Language: English.
Yasir Suleiman considers national identity in relation to language, the way in which language can be manipulated to signal political, cultural or historical difference. As a language with a long-recorded heritage spoken by the majority of peoples in the Middle East, Arabic is a particularly appropriate language to study and provides a penetrating means of exploring the conflicts of the Middle East.