A crisis in Swiss pluralism : the Romansh and their relations with the German- and Italian-Swiss in the perspective of a millennium / Robert Henry Billigmeier.

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Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Competition for the Land in Early Raetia; 3. Four Language Groups in Raetia -- Romansh, Walserdeutsch, Bündnerdeutsch and Italian; 4. The Evolution of the Romansh Language and Ethnicity in the Period of the Reformation; 5. Shifts in Comparative Prestige of Languages and Cultures in a Period of Modest Social Change; 6. The French Revolution in Switzerland: The Death of the Three Leagues and Incorporation of Canton Graubünden in Switzerland -- A New Context for Bündner Language Communities.

7. Language and the Schools: Educational Changes and Ethnicity8. The Beginning of the Romansh Revivalist Movement; 9. Ethnicity in a Multi-ethnic Society Experiencing Economic Transformation; 10. The Maturing of the Romansh Movement for Survival; 11. Linguistic Aspects of the Cultural Revival Among the 246 Romansh; 12. Contemporary Romansh Literature and the Cultural 289 Movement; 13. The Church and Romansh Culture; 14. Contemporary Issues in Bündner Education; 15. The Media of Communication; 16. The Symbolic Nature of the Environment: the Face of Our 376 Towns.

17. Internal Cooperation and Conflict Within the Romansh Movement18. Conclusion; References.

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