Francophonie

Download or read book "Francophonie" in the 1990's written by D. E. Ager and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 1996 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makes accessible to English speakers the current status of the development and distribution of the French language, the international movement for using it through nearly 50 countries and regions, and the cultural and political values it offers to the rest of the world. Outlines the development and distribution of Francophonie; problems of culture and identity, the last colonies, economics and organization; and prospects in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe. For North Americans, places the otherwise sometimes perplexing concerns of Quebec into a historical and international perspective. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR