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claims. For instance, they cite Skutnabb-Kangas (2015) when asserting that “[c]laimants of languages/mother tonguesmust have the right to agency” (p. 225). The essence of this statement can hardly be disputed. However, what happens when members of a minority community willingly claim – irrespective of reason – the majority language and not their “own” ethnic language as theirmother tongue?While the authors do not address this conundrumoutright, we getmore than a hint of their position when they term those people who do not identify with a particular ethnic group despite fulfilling certainmembership criteria as “ethnic lukewarms and ethnic selfhaters” (p. 227). Implicit in these statements is that ethnic minorities have the right to agency only insofar as they claim their traditional or ethnic language as their mother tongue; if they claim any other language as theirmother tongue or identify with any other group for whatsoever reason, they are worthy of censure. This ideological stance of the authors also does not align well with their statement elsewhere that “identities are... ever-changing and dynamic” (p. 226). In summary, this volume will be of great interest to anyone with a sociolinguistic or legal interest in minority-language policy and maintenance in Europe. It makes for an intriguing read for the simple reason that the authors do not shy away from making bold statements; indeed, this provocative book is not one that makes for light reading. It is likely that those who keenly scrutinise this work will come away with strong opinions, either for or against the authors’ claims. To this extent, the book achieves its aim –which is something several scholarly publications fail to do – of making the reader think.