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The Political Sociology of English Language

An African Perspective
  • Ali A. Mazrui
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1975
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    Frontmatter

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    Acknowledgments

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    Contents

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    Introduction: Who are the Afro-Saxons?

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    1. The King, the King's English and I

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    2. English and the Origins of African Nationalism

    39
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    3. English and Islam in East and West Africa

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    4. The Racial Boundaries of the English Language

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    5. English and the Emergence of Modern African Politicians

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    6. On Poets and Politicians: Obote's Milton and Nyerere's Shakespeare

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    7. Language in Military History: Command and Communication in East Africa

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    8. Some Socio-Political Functions of English Literature in Africa

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    9. Meaning Versus Imagery in African Poetry

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    10. Dramatic Discourse and the Dialogue of Politics

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    11. The Impact of English on African International Relations

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    Conclusion: Towards the Decolonization of Rudyard Kipling

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    Appendix A.

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    A. Milton Obote
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    Appendix B.

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    Chinua Achebe
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    Appendix C.

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    Index

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    Subject Index

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eBook published on:
March 18, 2019
eBook ISBN:
9783110824322
Hardcover published on:
January 1, 1975
Hardcover ISBN:
9789027978219
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Reprint 2019
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231
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110824322
eBook ISBN: 9783110824322
Hardcover ISBN: 9789027978219
Keywords for this book
Subsaharisches Afrika; Englisch; Politische Soziologie
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