Kate Spowage. Language as Statecraft: ‘Global English’ and the Politics of Language in Rwanda. London: Routledge, 2025. ISBN 9781032261522

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Shiyuan Shi | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Biyu Wu | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Published online: 14 October 2026

https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.26266.shi

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