English in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : after the Cold War / / Alamin M. Mazrui

• Autore: Mazrui Ali AlʼAmin
• Pubblicazione: Clevedon, : Multilingual Matters, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (152 p.)
• Disciplina: 420.9609049
• Soggetto topico: English language - Africa; English language - Social aspects - Africa; English language - Political aspects - Africa
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Post-Cold War English in Africa: Between Complementarity and Competition -- Chapter 2. English and African Education: Between Linguistic and Intellectual Dependency -- 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: English in Africa
• ISBN: 1-280-82827-7; 9786610828272; 9781853596911; 1-85359-691-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780464303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Multilingual Matters S.