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    Writing the Nation

    Series series Routledge Studies in African Literature
    This book is a powerful testament to the transformative force of women’s storytelling in shaping Zimbabwe’s past and present, and in boldly reimagining its future.Spanning the colonial period to the contemporary moment, the book reconfigures the contours of Zimbabwean Literature by challenging dominant narratives and reasserting the significance of women writers’ contributions to national ... Read more

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  • Language Matters in Namibia

    History, Development, and Contemporary Dynamics

    Series series Routledge Contemporary Africa
    Language Matters in Namibia investigates the diversity of Namibia’s ethnolinguistic communities and cultures, considering how languages intersect with questions of nationhood, memory, identity and decoloniality.Namibia is a country characterised by multilingualism, with 13 officially recognised languages (10 indigenous and 3 European-based). Within this diverse linguistic landscape, only 3.4% of ... Read more

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  • African Englishes

    Contemporary Trends and Sociolinguistic Shifts

    Series series Routledge African Media, Culture and Communication Studies
    This book investigates the functions and linguistic forms of African Englishes, and what this means for languages indigenous to Africa.It examines the historical imposition of English on the continent, as part of a broader project of cultural imperialism, and traces its transformation from a colonial tool to a dynamic and diverse language, examining its set of contemporary usage patterns, and its ... Read more

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  • Agritourism for Sustainable Development

    Reflections from Emerging African Economies

    Through the lens of African emerging economies, this text examines empirical studies and the related practices of agritourism. By looking at tourism innovation, entrepreneurship ethics and responsibility of public and private organizational stakeholders, the text promotes an understanding of how radical novel sustainable agritourism might be implemented to help society's living become more ... Read more

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  • Language Matters in Contemporary Zimbabwe

    Series series Routledge African Media, Culture and Communication Studies
    Speaking to a broader global preoccupation with the state of languages and language development, this book considers issues surrounding the diverse languages, linguistic communities, and cultures of Zimbabwe.Reflecting on Shona, Xitsonga, Sotho, Xhosa, Tjwao, Nambya, IsiNdebele, Nyanja, Tshivenda, English and Braille, the book uncovers both the internal and external factors that impact language ... Read more

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