Language Repertoires and State Construction in Africa

Name: Language Repertoires and State Construction in Africa
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ISBN: 9780521033275

ISBN-10: 0521033276

ISBN-13: 9780521033275

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Authors: David D. Laitin, Peter Lange, Robert H. Bates, Ellen Comisso, Joel Migdal

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The author of two previous books on African political culture, David Laitin turns in this book to the study of language planning in Africa and the role of language politics in the process of state formation. Written in an engaging style, the book takes the reader into the complex web of language use in Africa today, where the average citizen must employ a multitude of different languages for use in the home, at school, in the marketplace, and on the job. African state governments must confront a number of difficult questions concerning language, such as which language of many should be the official national language--if any--and which language should be used in schools. Decisions on these…

Book details

List price: $31.99
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/18/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 5.94" wide x 9.02" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface



Language Repertoires and the State



Language repertoires as political outcomes



Three theories explaining language outcomes



Do language outcomes matter?



Sociological and Political Forces Described



The micro dynamics of language use in contemporary Africa



Macro forces shaping the contemporary language situation in Africa



Strategic Theory Applied



Strategic theory and Africa's language future



Case studies from independent Africa



Conclusion and Policy Recommendations



Shaping the 3 + 1 language state


Notes


References


Index