 | Esperanto and Its Rivals: The Struggle for an International Language Subjects: Language Universal -- History -- 19th century; Language Universal -- History -- 20th century; Languages Artificial -- History -- 19th century; Languages Artificial -- History -- 20th century; Esperanto -- History; Volapük -- History; Ido -- History; Roberto Garvía explores the history of artificial spoken or written languages and the people who fought for them. Taking the three most prominent--Volapük, Esperanto, and Ido--Garvía investigates what drove so many to invest incredible energy and time to learn and promote them. Roberto Garvia is Associate Professor of Sociology at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. |
