Language Policy and the Paradox of Multilingual Harmony in Switzerland

Language Policy and the Paradox of Multilingual Harmony in Switzerland
English | 2026 | ISBN: 9783032186836 | 80 pages | True EPUB | 856 KB

This book examines language policy in Switzerland to explore how multilingualism is organized, governed, and experienced in everyday life. Focusing on education and public institutions, it shows how a system widely praised for managing linguistic diversity also produces tensions, hierarchies, and unequal forms of participation.

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Just Language: Walter Benjamin, German-Jewish Exile, and the Critique of Linguistic Violence

Just Language: Walter Benjamin, German-Jewish Exile, and the Critique of Linguistic Violence
English | 2026 | ISBN: 9780472905775 | 140 pages | True EPUB | 1.1 MB

Just Language revisits the Weimar period and its representation in the postwar years to explore narratives of linguistic resistance in the works of Walter Benjamin, Theodor W. Adorno, Hannah Arendt, and Paul Celan. How did this generation of exile writers grapple with their experiences of oppression and persecution? How did they create a language of resistance during the decades that prepared the Third Reich and the Shoah?

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Passport to Beauty: Secrets and Tips from Around the World for Becoming a Global Goddess

Passport to Beauty: Secrets and Tips from Around the World for Becoming a Global Goddess
English | 2006 | ISBN: 0312349629 | 112 pages | EPUB | 274 KB

Throughout the world, every country has age-old, time-tested secrets that women use for looking and feeling beautiful. Shalini Vadhera, celebrity make-up artist and internationally recognized beauty expert takes you on an adventure -- to Europe, Asia, Africa, the United States, South America, Australia and beyond - revealing secrets for luxurious hair, glowing skin, and more.

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