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Language of the Revolution: The Discourse of Anti-Communist Movements in the “Eastern Bloc” Countries: Case Studies (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War) - Hardcover

 
9783031371776: Language of the Revolution: The Discourse of Anti-Communist Movements in the “Eastern Bloc” Countries: Case Studies (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3031371771 ISBN 13: 9783031371776
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

Synopsis

This edited book fills a void in the existing research concerning anti-communist movements in Central and Eastern Europe, outlining the linguistic implications of the cultural, social and political metamorphoses brought about by the (change of) regime. The authors included in this volume approach the topic from a variety of perspectives, but, ultimately, focus on language seen as a fundamental tool for simultaneously subjugating and liberating, concealing and revealing truth, discouraging dissidence and fostering revolt. Readers are invited to discover the linguistic implications of the many shapes and forms that the 1989 anti-communist revolutions took. Equally interesting are the investigations of the revolution aftermath, in the first years of transition to democracy. Perceived as a whole throughout the Cold War (1947-1991), the so-called "Eastern Bloc" managed to reveal its heterogeneity, the singularity of each of its comprising states and the multitude of itsinternal contrasts, most vividly perhaps, in the manifold manifestations of the 1989 anti-communist fight. This book will be of interest to academics and researchers from various fields, including history, (socio)linguistics, political studies, and conflict studies. 

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About the Author

Eugen Wohl is  Lecturer within the Department of Foreign Languages for Specific Purposes, Faculty of Letters, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj, Romania and a theatre critic (IATC member).

 

Elena Păcurar  is  Lecturer within the Department of Foreign Languages for Specific Purposes, Faculty of Letters, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj, Romania, where she teaches practical courses of English for Specific Purposes.

From the Back Cover

This edited book fills a void in the existing research concerning anti-communist movements in Central and Eastern Europe, outlining the linguistic implications of the cultural, social and political metamorphoses brought about by the (change of) regime. The authors included in this volume approach the topic from a variety of perspectives, but, ultimately, focus on language seen as a fundamental tool for simultaneously subjugating and liberating, concealing and revealing truth, discouraging dissidence and fostering revolt. Readers are invited to discover the linguistic implications of the many shapes and forms that the 1989 anti-communist revolutions took. Equally interesting are the investigations of the revolution aftermath, in the first years of transition to democracy. Perceived as a whole throughout the Cold War (1947-1991), the so-called "Eastern Bloc" managed to reveal its heterogeneity, the singularity of each of its comprising states and the multitude of itsinternal contrasts, most vividly perhaps, in the manifold manifestations of the 1989 anti-communist fight. This book will be of interest to academics and researchers from various fields, including history, (socio)linguistics, political studies, and conflict studies. 


Eugen Wohl is  Lecturer within the Department of Foreign Languages for Specific Purposes, Faculty of Letters, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj, Romania and a theatre critic (IATC member).

 

Elena Păcurar is  Lecturer within the Department of Foreign Languages for Specific Purposes, Faculty of Letters, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj, Romania, where she teaches practical courses of English for Specific Purposes.



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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3031371771
ISBN 13 
9783031371776
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
430
Editor
Wohl Eugen, Păcurar Elena