English Linguistic Imperialism From Below: Moral Aspiration And Social Mobility (Critical Language And Literacy Studies, 28) - 9781788929141

The book shows how English has been newly constituted as a dominant language in post-market reform India. Political economic transitions experienced as radical social mobility fuelled intense non-elite desire for English schooling. Rather than English schooling leading to social mobility, new experiences of mobility necessitated English schooling.

• | Author: Leya Mathew
• | Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• | Publication Date: Jul 11, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 403 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Education
• | ISBN-10: 1788929144
• | ISBN-13: 9781788929141