English Linguistic Imperialism from Below. Moral Aspiration and Social Mobility, Paperback/Leya Mathew

The book shows how English has been newly constituted as a dominant language in post-market reform India. Political economic transitions experienced as radical social mobility fuelled intense non-elite desire for English schooling. Rather than English schooling leading to social mobility, new experiences of mobility necessitated English schooling. Publisher: Multilingual Matters Author(s): Leya Mathew Number of pages: 208 Collection: Critical Language and Literacy Studies Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 155 x 233 x 14 Cover type: Paperback / softback