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Africa is a marriage of cultures: African and Asian, Islamic and Euro-Christian. Nowhere is this fusion more evident than in the formation of Swahili, Eastern Africa's lingua franca, and its cultures.

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“Confidently traversing a vast territory and deftly combining sociolinguistics with postcolonial theory.... Highly recommended.” * Choice *
“Mazrui provides a fascinating, clear and insightful account of the development of Swahili literature, and the continually shifting hybridity that is such an essential component of its boundaries.” * African Studies Quarterly *
“Erudite and lucidly written, Swahili beyond Borders is no doubt an outstanding contribution to the study of African literatures and languages in general, and Swahili studies in particular.” * Canadian Journal of African Studies *
“Mazrui challenges the longstanding claim of Swahili identity as dependent on ethnicity and historical specificity; instead, he shows the hybrid, multicultural, and transnational nature of Swahili identity.” * African Studies Review *

Swahili beyond the Boundaries

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      Publisher: Ohio University Press
      Publication Date: 15/03/2007
      ISBN13: 9780896802520, 978-0896802520
      ISBN10: 0896802523
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      Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Africa is a marriage of cultures: African and Asian, Islamic and Euro-Christian. Nowhere is this fusion more evident than in the formation of Swahili, Eastern Africa's lingua franca, and its cultures.

      Trade Review
      “Confidently traversing a vast territory and deftly combining sociolinguistics with postcolonial theory.... Highly recommended.” * Choice *
      “Mazrui provides a fascinating, clear and insightful account of the development of Swahili literature, and the continually shifting hybridity that is such an essential component of its boundaries.” * African Studies Quarterly *
      “Erudite and lucidly written, Swahili beyond Borders is no doubt an outstanding contribution to the study of African literatures and languages in general, and Swahili studies in particular.” * Canadian Journal of African Studies *
      “Mazrui challenges the longstanding claim of Swahili identity as dependent on ethnicity and historical specificity; instead, he shows the hybrid, multicultural, and transnational nature of Swahili identity.” * African Studies Review *

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