The Routledge Handbook Of Arabic And Identity Offers A Comprehensive And Up-to-date Account Of Studies That Relate The Arabic Language In Its Entirety To Identity. This Handbook Offers New Trajectories In Understanding Language And Identity More Generally And Arabic And Identity In Particular. Split Into Three Parts, Covering 'identity And Variation', 'identity And Politics' And 'identity Globalisation And Diversity', It Is The First Of Its Kind To Offer Such A Perspective On Identity, Linking The Social World To Identity Construction And Including Issues Pertaining To Our Current Political And Social Context, Including Arabic In The Diaspora, Arabic As A Minority Language, Pidgin And Creoles, Arabic In The Global Age, Arabic And New Media, Arabic And Political Discourse. Scholars And Students Will Find Essential Theories And Methods That Relate Language To Identity In This Handbook. It Is Particularly Of Interest To Scholars And Students Whose Work Is Related To The Arab World, Political Science, Modern Political Thought, Islam And Social Sciences Including: General Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis, Anthropological Linguistics, Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Literature Media Studies And Islamic Studies.