Power of Babel: Language and Governance in the African Experience - Couverture souple

Mazrui, Ali A.; Mazrui, Alamin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0852558074 ISBN 13 : 9780852558072

Editeur : James Currey, 1998

Synopsis

Ali Mazrui address the great language debate in Africa. Tackling the contentious question of African languages versus European languages, this study argues that the dominance of the incoming languages is due to two factors: originally the societies were not expansionist enough, and later the peoples of Africa failed to be nationalist enough. ALI A. MAZRUI was Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton and Senior Scholar in African Studies atCornell University North America: Chicago U Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers; Kenya: EAEP

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Tackling the contentious question of African languages versus European languages, this study argues that the dominance of the incoming languages is due to two factors: originally the societies were not expansionist enough, and later the peoples of Africa failed to be nationalist enough. North America: Chicago U Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers; Kenya: EAEP

Biographie de l'auteur

ALI A. MAZRUI is Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton and Senior Scholar in African Studies at Cornell University

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: James Currey
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0852558074
• ISBN 13: 9780852558072
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
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• Personne responsable: non disponible