Pradhan, Uma.

Simultaneous identities : language, education and the Nepali nation / Uma Pradhan. - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2020. - xviii, 271 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - South Asia in the social sciences .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Language, education and the Nepali nation -- Language, education and state-making in Nepal -- Mother tongue and the construction of an educated person -- Language, public space and identity -- Transforming language to a script -- Language, education and knowledge-making -- Quality, equality and language ideology -- Ethnicity, education and employment -- Conclusion: Simultaneous identities.

9781108489928 (hbk.)


Native language and education --Nepal.
Native language --Study and teaching --Nepal.
Multilingual education --Nepal.
Linguistic minorities --Education --Nepal.
Nationalism and education --Nepal.
Nepali people --Ethnic identity.
National characteristics, Nepali.


Nepal --Languages--Political aspects.

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