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iii Table of Contents Acknowledgements……………………………………….. v Prologue…………………………………………………… vii Chapter 1 : Language and education: fault lines appear ……………………………………………………….…….. 1 Chapter 2: Abbia and culture’s chasms ……………………………………………………….…...... 73 Chapter 3 : Politics erupts …………………………………………………….……….. 119 Epilogue : A quarter century’s perspective ……………………..…………………………………….… 159 iv ...

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