This collection includes the following essays on language and politics in North America: "Respecting the Citizens: Reflections on Language Policy in Canada and the United States" (Colin H. Williams); "The Politics of Language in Canada and the United States: Explaining the Differences" (Ronald Schmidt, Sr.); "Demographic Considerations in Canadian Language Policy" (Roderic Beaujot); "National Language Policy in the United States" (Thomas Ricento); "Life on the Edge: Canada's Aboriginal Languages under Official Bilingualism" (Mark Fettes); "Endangered Native American Languages: What Is To Be Done, and Why?" (James Crawford); "Legal Implications of the Official English Declaration" (Susan Miner); "Language Rights Theory in Canadian Perspective" (Joseph Eliot Magnet); "The Imposition of World War I Era English-Only Policies and the Fate of German in North America" (Terrence G. Wiley); "ESL Policy in Canada and the United States: Basis for Comparison" (Barbara Burnaby); "French-Language Services in Ontario: A Policy of 'Overly Prudent Gradualism'?" (Don Cartwright); "Quebec, Canada, and the United States: Social reality and Language Rights" (Calvin Veltman); "Partitioning by Language: Whose Rights Are Threatened?" (Thomas Ricento); and "Conclusion: Myths and Realities" (Barbara Burnaby, Thomas Ricento). (MSE)