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Language and national identity in Africa

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This book focuses on language, culture, and identity in nineteen countries in Africa. Leading specialists, mainly from Africa, describe national linguistic and political histories, assess the status of majority and minority languages, and consider the role of language in ethnic conflict.

כותר Language and national identity in Africa / edited by Andrew Simpson. [electronic resource]
מהדורה 1st ed.
מוציא לאור Oxford : Oxford University Press
שנה 2023
הערות Formerly CIP.
Previously issued in print: 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-362) and index.
English
הערת תוכן ותקציר Contents
List of Maps
Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction
2 Egypt: From Egyptian to Pan-Arab Nationalism
3 Morocco: Language, Nationalism, and Gender
4 Sudan: Majorities, Minorities, and Language Interactions
5 Senegal: The Emergence of a National Lingua Franca
6 Mali: In Defence of Cultural and Linguistic Pluralism
7 Sierra Leone: Krio and the Quest for National Integration
8 Ghana: Indigenous Languages, English, and an Emerging National Identity
9 Ivory Coast: The Supremacy of French
10 Nigeria: Ethno-linguistic Competition in the Giant of Africa
11 Cameroon: Official Bilingualism in a Multilingual State12 D. R. Congo: Language and 'Authentic Nationalism'
13 Kenya: Language and the Search for a Coherent National Identity
14 Tanzania: The Development of Swahili as a National and Official Language
15 The Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia
16 Zambia: 'One Zambia, One Nation, Many Languages'
17 South Africa: The Rocky Road to Nation Building
References
Index
סדרה Oxford scholarship online
היקף החומר 1 online resource (382 p.)
שפה אנגלית
מספר מערכת 997010713646705171
תצוגת MARC

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