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The Power of Babel

The Power of Babel Language and Governance in the African Experience

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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.

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ISBN: 9780852558089
Publisher: James Currey
Imprint: James Currey
Pub date:
DEWEY: 409.6
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 228
Weight: 504g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm