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Goswami, Nirmali,

Legitimising Standard Languages : Perspectives from a School in Banaras / Nirmali Goswami. - 1st - 1 online resource (248 pages) - Sociology and social anthropology of education in South Asia .

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Nation-State and Language Markets: Hindi as a School Language in India Languages and Schools in Banaras: State and Community Linkages Between Standards and Mohalla Location: Hind Kishor Higher Secondary School Educational Strategies in Changing Language Market Boli ka prasaar, shuddhata ka prachaar: Spreading Speech, Propagating Purity Conclusion Annexure Bibliography Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Series Editor's Note*; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Nation-State and Language Markets: Hindias a School Language in India; 3 Languages and Schools in Banaras: State and Community Linkages; 4 Between Standards and Mohalla Location: Hind Kishor Higher Secondary School ; 5 Educational Strategies in Changing Language Market; 6 Boli ka Prasaar, Shuddhata ka Prachaar: Spreading Speech, Propagating Purity; 7 Conclusion; Annexure; Bibliography; Index; About the Author and Series Editor.

This book employs an ethnographic approach to explore the reproduction of class, status and ethnic identities through the schooling process.

ISBN: 9789386446534 (electronic bk.) 9386446537 (electronic bk.) (print hardbound ; alk. paper) (print hardbound ; alk. paper)

Source: 9789386446534 Ingram Content Group

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Bharti Higher Secondary School (Vārānasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Native language and education--India--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)--Case studies.
Language and education--India--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Language policy--India--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Education--Social aspects--India--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Education, Secondary--India--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Langue maternelle et éducation--Inde--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)--Études de cas.
Enseignement secondaire--Inde--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Education, Secondary.
Education--Social aspects.
Language and education.
Language policy.
Native language and education.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Case studies.

LC Class. No.: LC201.7.I4

Dewey Class. No.: 306.44/60954