About the Author

Jan Blommaert is Professor of Language, Culture and Globalization at Tilburg University.

Reviews

This book is undoubtedly one of the most significant works published on the sociolinguistic and political-ideological history of Tanzania in recent years.... The book can be considered as the culmination of Blommaert's work on the politics of language in Tanzania.--Pedzisai Mashiri "Anthropological Linguistics "

"This book is undoubtedly one of the most significant works published on the socio-linguistic and political-ideological history of Tanzania in recent years.... The book can be considered as the culmination of Blommaert's work on the politics of language in Tanzania." -- Pedzisai Mashiri, Anthropological Linguistics