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Introduction PART I: THE ORIGINS OF CONFLICT 1. The Question of Origins 2. Religions and Language 3. A Multilingual World 4. Ideologists of Superiority PART II: THE BATTLEFIELD 5. Lingua Francas and Vernaculars 6. The Family as a Battlefield 7. Markets and Languages 8. Lingua Francas 9. The Death of Languages PART III: AMONG THE ADMINISTRATORS 10. Language Policy and Planning: First Approach 11. Case Studies: The Management of Multilingualism 12. Case Studies: Language Planning and Nationalism 13. Case Study: The Language Struggle of the Jivaro of Ecuador 14. The War of Writing 15. The War of Words 16. Trench Warfare: The Case of French 17. The Pacifist Illusion and Esperanto Conclusion