Contests and contexts
Subtitle: the Irish language and Ireland's socio-economic development
By: John Walsh
Series: Reimagining Ireland; v. 15
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9783039119141
Subjects: Social aspects; Languages; Political aspects; Irish language; Revival
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-461) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Overview of Irish language; title: Approaches to language and development: contributions from history; title: Language, culture and development: elaborating a theoretical framework; title: The influence of the Irish language on socio-economic development in the Gaeltacht; title: Case-studies on the influence of the Irish language on socio-economic development in the Gaeltacht; title: A changing relationship between language and socio-economic development: the evolution of édarás na Gaeltachta; title: The influence of Irish on development in an urban setting: West Belfast and Galway City; title: Conclusions.