Kate Spowage

Language as Statecraft

'Global English' and the Politics of Language in Rwanda

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the rise of English in Rwanda, offering critical insights into the links between language, colonialism, and capitalism, with implications for our understanding of global English. This innovative volume will be of interest to scholars in sociolinguistics, global Englishes, language and politics, and African studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 343g
• ISBN-13: 9781032261522
• ISBN-10: 1032261528
• Artikelnr.: 75665542

Autorenporträt

Kate Spowage is Lecturer in English Language at the School of English at the University of Leeds, UK. Her research centres on the politics of language.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction - Rwanda and the 'Global English' Debate
Chapter One: Language and Statecraft
Chapter Two: Language and Hegemony in 'Francophone' Rwanda
Chapter Three: The RPF and the Struggle for 'Anglophone' Hegemony
Chapter Four: English, Prosperity, and Statecraft in Neoliberal Rwanda
Conclusions - In Theory: Hegemony and Resistance, Rwanda and the World
References
Index

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Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction - Rwanda and the 'Global English' Debate

Chapter One: Language and Statecraft

Chapter Two: Language and Hegemony in 'Francophone' Rwanda

Chapter Three: The RPF and the Struggle for 'Anglophone' Hegemony

Chapter Four: English, Prosperity, and Statecraft in Neoliberal Rwanda

Conclusions - In Theory: Hegemony and Resistance, Rwanda and the World

References

Index

Rezensionen

"In this magisterial survey, Kate Spowage applies her deep intellect to the role of English in the material shaping of Africa and the African nation state. The selection of francophone Rwanda is especially apposite for the illustration it provides of state-sponsored English hegemonic dominance in Africa notwithstanding the continent's supposed independence from European colonial rule. Language as Statecraft is that rare thing: a book which not only informs and educates, but one which also brings about paradigmatic change in the way such matters are discussed. A major achievement."

John P. O'Regan: Critical linguist; historical materialist; Professor at University College London, UK.