English linguistic imperialism from below: moral aspiration and social mobility
Auteur :
Mathew, Leya
Éditeur :
Multilingual Matters
ISBN :
9781788929141
Date de publication :
11 juil. 2022
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
400 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.