English in Africa : after the Cold War

Author(s)

• Mazrui, Ali AlʾAmin

Bibliographic Information

English in Africa : after the Cold War

Alamin M. Mazrui

（Multilingual matters / series editor, Derrick Sharp, 126）

Multilingual Matters, c2004

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-139) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781853596896

Description

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 also explores the spaces and possibilities for “appropriating” the language towards a counter-hegemonic African-centred agenda under the present global order.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Continental Africa 1 Post-Cold War English in Africa: Between Complementarity and Competition 2 English and African Education: Between Linguistic and Intellectual Dependency Part 2: Global Africa 3 English and the Pan-African Experience: In Search of Unity 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

Volume

ISBN 9781853596902

Description

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 also explores the spaces and possibilities for "appropriating" the language towards a counter-hegemonic African-centred agenda under the present global order.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Continental Africa 1 Post-Cold War English in Africa: Between Complementarity and Competition 2 English and African Education: Between Linguistic and Intellectual Dependency Part 2: Global Africa 3 English and the Pan-African Experience: In Search of Unity 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

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Details

• NCID: BA6613913X
• ISBN:
  • 1853596906
  • 1853596892
• LCCN: 2003008654
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Clevedon
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 144 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 420.9609049
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Africa
  • LCSH : English language -- Social aspects -- Africa
  • LCSH : English language -- Political aspects -- Africa
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0388721X