{"product_id":"2940170720606","title":"Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language","description":"It seems impossible: a small island in the North Atlantic, colonized by Rome, then pillaged for hundreds of years by marauding neighbors, becomes the dominant world power in the nineteenth century. Equally unlikely, a colony of that island nation across the Atlantic grows into the military and cultural colossus of the twentieth century. How? By the sword, of course; by trade and industrial ingenuity; but principally, and most surprisingly, by the power of their common language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this provocative and compelling new look at the course of empire, Robert McCrum, coauthor of the bestselling book and television series \u003ci\u003eThe Story of English\u003c\/i\u003e, shows how the language of the Anglo-American imperium has become the world's lingua franca. In fascinating detail he describes the ever-accelerating changes wrought on the language by the far-flung cultures claiming citizenship in the new hegemony. In the twenty-first century, writes the author, English + Microsoft = Globish.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115565596912,"sku":"2940170720606","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170720606_p0.jpg?v=1763815437","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170720606","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}