Conflict and Compromise in Multilingual Societies: Vol. 1: Switzerland.
| Author/creator | McRae, Kenneth D. Author |
| Other author | Schwander, Marcel Foreword by |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 2nd ed.,Reprint |
| Publication Info | Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press North York : University of Toronto Press [Distributor] |
| Description | 296 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Summary | Annotation After the French Revolution, Switzerland developed from a country in which German dominated linguistically into a confederation of four officially recognised language groups -- German, French, Italian, Romansh -- concentrated in different geographical areas and marked by distinctive cultures and lifestyles. Following a historical overview of this development and the social and political institutionalisation of the linguistic cleavages, McRae's study examines key elements in the functioning of modern Swiss society; political parties, federal and cantonal institutions, the media, educational and cultural policies, the relation between the linguistic cleavages and class and religion, the attitudes and behaviour of the four language groups to one another. It concludes by reviewing the various explanations advanced to explain the relative social and political stability of Switzerland. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780889203136 |
| ISBN | 088920313X (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780889203136 |
| Stock number | 00200625 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |