Language rights and the law in the United States : finding our voices / Sandra Del Valle.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 40.Publication details: Clevedon, England ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, c2003.Description: xiii, 357 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1853596450 (hbk : alk. paper)
  • 9781853596452 (hbk : alk. paper)
  • 1853596582 (pbk : alk. paper)
  • 9781853596582 (pbk : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Language rights and the law in the United States.LOC classification:
  • P 119.32 .U6 D45 2003
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Contents:
1 A history of language rights: between tolerance and hostility -- 2 Nativism and language restrictions: echoes of the past at the end of the Twentieth Century -- 3 Fulfilling the promise of citizenship: English literacy, naturalization, and voting rights -- 4 Language rights in the workplace: negotiating boundaries within close spaces -- 5 Language rights in litigation: making the case for greater protections in criminal and civil proceedings -- 6 Bilingual education: learning and politics in the classroom -- 7 Native American education: the US implements English-only policy -- 8 Due process and governmental benefits: when English-only is enough -- 9 Commerce and language minorities: remaking old laws for new consumers -- 10 The place of international law in promoting linguistic human rights within the United States -- Appendix: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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1 A history of language rights: between tolerance and hostility -- 2 Nativism and language restrictions: echoes of the past at the end of the Twentieth Century -- 3 Fulfilling the promise of citizenship: English literacy, naturalization, and voting rights -- 4 Language rights in the workplace: negotiating boundaries within close spaces -- 5 Language rights in litigation: making the case for greater protections in criminal and civil proceedings -- 6 Bilingual education: learning and politics in the classroom -- 7 Native American education: the US implements English-only policy -- 8 Due process and governmental benefits: when English-only is enough -- 9 Commerce and language minorities: remaking old laws for new consumers -- 10 The place of international law in promoting linguistic human rights within the United States -- Appendix: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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