The State, the Activists and the Islanders Language Policy on Corsica

From the reviews:

"Robert Blackwood’s book fills a gap in the literature on the ‘languages of France’. … a very welcome addition to the library bookshelf. … the text very easy to follow and also allows the reader to go directly to the era that is of interest. There is a lot of detail in the history of the political context of language shift, language spread and language decline. … This book is excellent for showing us the way that the political shapes language attitudes and behaviour." (Sue Wright, Language Policy, Vol. 8, 2009)

"Corsican has been relatively negelected in the literature on France's regional or 'heritage' languages, even though it is probably the best protected of them all, thanks to the Matignon Agreements of 2000. This thorough and detailed study goes a long way towards making good the deficiency." (Rodney Ball, University of Southampton)

“This book offers an historical account of … Corsican language emerged from its status … . book presents a fascinating and authoritative historical account of the fluctuating status of Corsican … . the book provide an interesting overview of the language situation in Corsica … additionally it offers a valuable study of the consequences of government neglect, or at times even hostility towards a heritage language and also the limitations and problems associated with trying to support a threatened language through the education system.” (David Deterding, Journal of Sociolinguistics, Vol. 14 (2), 2010)

“This is the first book-length study of language policy on Corsica … . The book is divided into eight chapters, an extremely useful bibliography, and an index … . is informative and insightful, and which will be of real use and interest to French scholars, historians and sociolinguists.” (Philip Riley, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Vol. 31 (4), July, 2010)