The politics of language: conflict, identity and cultural pluralism in comparative perspective

Introduction : the politics of language, national identity, and cultural pluralism in the United States

Historical background of language protection and restriction

Immigrant exclusion and language restriction in the twentieth century

Language rights and the legal status of English-Only laws

Attitudes toward language, national identity, and cultural pluralism

Language and identity politics in Canada

Identity and social incorporation in multilingual Switzerland

The politics of language in the late twentieth century

Conclusion : the future of language politics in the United States.