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Australian Books

Speaking Our Language

9 January 2021

9:00 AM

9 January 2021

9:00 AM

The Linguistic Roots of Nationalism: How Language Makes and Breaks Nation States Sherry Sufi

Connor Court, pp.242, $34.95

The Australian language is one of the few bonds that still binds together the Australian nation. And, heaven knows, we need it — so many other bonds are breaking or fraying at the edges. When state governments behave like sovereign nations in the face of Covid, the bonds of federation start to look decidedly thin and worn.

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