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Thomas Ricento (ed.). Ideology, Politics and Language Policies: Focus on English [Impact: Studies in Language and Society, 6]. Amsterdam, Philadelphia: Benjamins, 2000. viii + 197 pp. Hfl.150.00/US$75.00 (hb). Hfl.69.00/US$29.95 (pb).

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Thomas Ricento (ed.). Ideology, Politics and Language Policies: Focus on English [Impact: Studies in Language and Society, 6]. Amsterdam, Philadelphia: Benjamins, 2000. viii + 197 pp. Hfl.150.00/US$75.00 (hb). Hfl.69.00/US$29.95 (pb).