Lawrence B Breitborde
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 84482 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Lawrence B Breitborde |
| NOMBRES | Lawrence B |
| APELLIDO | Breitborde |
| FIRMA | BREITBORDE L B |
| AFILIACIONES | Beloit College |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1985 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2014 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Anthropology and Multiculturalism
Speaking and Social Identity
This monograph is an anthropological study of the social significance of English among Kru residents of Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia. The volume contributes to our understanding of how contemporary Africans use language to negotiate conflicts and aspirations based on socioeconomic position and ethnic solidarity. aftermath of the first modern war
Language, Culture & Education
Language, Culture & Education: Proceedings of the Colston Research Society, Bristol. Michael C. Beveridge and Gordon Reddiford. eds. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, 1993. 184 pp
Urban Anthropology in the 1990s
Urban Anthropology in the 1990s
Urban Anthropology in the 1990s
Linguistics and Anthropology-Again
City, countryside and Kru ethnicity
This article explores the origins and continued viability of Kru ethnic identity in Liberia. While previous researchers have emphasised the role of migrants experiences outside the Kru homeland in creating and maintaining a 'Kru' identity, the article shows that persons and events in both the city and countryside were integrated in a system of social relationships through which Kru ethnic identity emerged. Further, the integration of the city wit…
Candidates of Councillor
Becoming Nigerian in Ijo Society
The persistence of English in Liberia
English has been a language of both prestige and socioeconomic advancement in Liberia. Historically, this was based on the political and economic position of a native English-speaking ethnic elite, as well as the spread of western values and customs within the majority of the non-elite. A military coup in 1980 removed the native English-speaking elite from their position of dominance in the social structure. The role of English, however, has not …
Precollege Education as Applied Anthropology
Teaching anthropology, and particularly teaching it to precollege teachers, is an important part of applied anthropology as Erve Chambers writes. Yet most professors of anthropology probably do not see themselves as engaging in applied work. For many, teaching competes with scholarly research, and it is primarily the latter which defines their "professionalism." Worse yet, precollegiate anthropology enjoys even less prestige or professional weigh…
Linguistic Anthropology
Becoming Nigerian in Ijo Society
Speaking and Social Identity
This monograph is an anthropological study of the social significance of English among Kru residents of Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia. The volume contributes to our understanding of how contemporary Africans use language to negotiate conflicts and aspirations based on socioeconomic position and ethnic solidarity. aftermath of the first modern war
City, countryside and Kru ethnicity
This article explores the origins and continued viability of Kru ethnic identity in Liberia. While previous researchers have emphasised the role of migrants experiences outside the Kru homeland in creating and maintaining a 'Kru' identity, the article shows that persons and events in both the city and countryside were integrated in a system of social relationships through which Kru ethnic identity emerged. Further, the integration of the city wit…
Anthropology and Multiculturalism
Urban Anthropology in the 1990s
The persistence of English in Liberia
English has been a language of both prestige and socioeconomic advancement in Liberia. Historically, this was based on the political and economic position of a native English-speaking ethnic elite, as well as the spread of western values and customs within the majority of the non-elite. A military coup in 1980 removed the native English-speaking elite from their position of dominance in the social structure. The role of English, however, has not …
Linguistic Anthropology
Precollege Education as Applied Anthropology
Teaching anthropology, and particularly teaching it to precollege teachers, is an important part of applied anthropology as Erve Chambers writes. Yet most professors of anthropology probably do not see themselves as engaging in applied work. For many, teaching competes with scholarly research, and it is primarily the latter which defines their "professionalism." Worse yet, precollegiate anthropology enjoys even less prestige or professional weigh…
The persistence of English in Liberia
English has been a language of both prestige and socioeconomic advancement in Liberia. Historically, this was based on the political and economic position of a native English-speaking ethnic elite, as well as the spread of western values and customs within the majority of the non-elite. A military coup in 1980 removed the native English-speaking elite from their position of dominance in the social structure. The role of English, however, has not …
Candidates of Councillor
Becoming Nigerian in Ijo Society
Linguistics and Anthropology-Again
City, countryside and Kru ethnicity
This article explores the origins and continued viability of Kru ethnic identity in Liberia. While previous researchers have emphasised the role of migrants experiences outside the Kru homeland in creating and maintaining a 'Kru' identity, the article shows that persons and events in both the city and countryside were integrated in a system of social relationships through which Kru ethnic identity emerged. Further, the integration of the city wit…
Urban Anthropology in the 1990s
Urban Anthropology in the 1990s
Urban Anthropology in the 1990s
Language, Culture & Education
Language, Culture & Education: Proceedings of the Colston Research Society, Bristol. Michael C. Beveridge and Gordon Reddiford. eds. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, 1993. 184 pp
Speaking and Social Identity
This monograph is an anthropological study of the social significance of English among Kru residents of Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia. The volume contributes to our understanding of how contemporary Africans use language to negotiate conflicts and aspirations based on socioeconomic position and ethnic solidarity. aftermath of the first modern war
Anthropology and Multiculturalism
Sociology (10 obras) · Anthropology (8 obras) · Citation (4 obras) · Computer Science (4 obras) · Library science (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Ethnic group (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Law (3 obras)