English in Africa : : After the Cold War / / Alamin M. Mazrui.

This book offers a critical examination of aspects of the politics the role of English in Africa and its Diaspora. It looks at its changed location in the post-Cold War era and the challenges it poses to the enduring quest for intellectual liberation, pan-Africanism and Afrocentricity. The study als...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2004]
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Year of Publication:2004
Language:English
Series:Multilingual Matters
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Physical Description:1 online resource (152 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Continental Africa
  • Chapter 1. Post-Cold War English in Africa: Between Complementarity and Competition
  • Chapter 2. English and African Education: Between Linguistic and Intellectual Dependency
  • Part 2: Global Africa
  • Chapter 3. English and the Pan-African Experience: In Search of Unity
  • Chapter 4. English and the Afrocentric Voice: In Search of Authenticity
  • Conclusion: Linguistic Appropriation and Beyond
  • Appendix: The Asmara Declaration on African Languages and Literatures
  • References
  • Index