Linguistics and the Third Reich :Mother-tongue Fascism, Race and the Science of Language - Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics

Linguistics and the Third Reich

Linguistics and the Third Reich :Mother-tongue Fascism, Race and the Science of Language - Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics

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This book presents an insightful account of the academic politics of the Nazi era and analyses the work of selected linguists, including Jos Trier and Leo Weisgerber. Hutton situates Nazi linguistics within the politics of Hitler's state and within the history of modern linguistics.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780415189545
ISBN10 0415189543
Number Of Pages 432
Item Weight 725 g
Publisher / Reseller Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format hardback
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Media Reviews

'...an extremely interesting book.' - Winifred V. Davies, German Politics Vol. 9, No.3 Dec 2000

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Author's Bio

Christopher M. Hutton currently teaches linguistics in the Department of English at the University of Hong Kong. He previously taught Yiddish Studies at the University of Texas, USA and at the Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies, UK.

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