Nation-building, language and education. The geography of teacher recruitment in Ireland, 1925-55

Auteur :
JOHNSON, N. C.

Description :
The paper examines how the Irish language emerged as one of the foundations of Irish identity and how the education system became the cornerstone of the state's language policy. Nation-building is treated as a dynamic process where views of national identity are contested and debated before particular state policies are adopted.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Political geography, issn : 0962-6298, 1992, vol. 11, n°. 2, p. 170-189, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 52 réf.

Date :
1992

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann