McCrum, Robert. <br/><br/>
Globish :  how the english language became the world's language / 
Robert McCrum. 
 - New York :  W.W. Norton & Co.,  2010. 
 - viii, 331 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-312) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. In the beginning: four invasions and a cultural revolution -- 2. Defeat into victory: the DNA of self-expression -- 3. 'Lighte Englisshe': medieval mass communications -- 4. Eating paper, drinking ink: Shakespeare and Co. -- 5. 'A whole country of English': re-inventing freedom & originality -- 6. 'Common hopes and common dreams': lighting out for the territory -- 7. 'The audacity of hope': from slavery to redemption -- 8. Rule Britannia!: how England became British -- 9. East, in a Western voice: the people's empire -- 10. 'At the top of the world': the imperial swam song -- 11. 'A willingness of the heart': the American century I -- 12. 'The unity of the English-speaking peoples': The American century -- 13. 'The world at your fingertips': from Google to Globish, 1989-2008 -- 14. One world, one dream: 'conquer English to make China strong' -- 15. Virtually running America: India, the Far East and beyond. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393062557 (pbk.) 0393062554 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--History.<br/>English language--Globalization.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE 1074.75  / M478g 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>420.9