Multilingualism and nation building: Language and education in Eritrea

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 475-493

  Hailemariam, Chefena ^a   Kroon, Sjaak ^b   Walters, Joel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 34247286506     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434639908666385     Document Type: Article

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