Globish: how the English language became the world's language

PART ONE. Founders. In the beginning : four invasions and a cultural revolution ; Defeat into victory : the DNA of self-expression ; 'Lighte Englisshe' : medieval mass communications ; Eating paper, drinking ink : Shakespeare & Co.

PART TWO. Pioneers. 'A whole country of English' : re-inventing freedom and originality ; 'Common hopes and common dreams' : lighting out for the territory ; 'The audacity of hope' : from slavery to redemption

PART THREE. Popularisers. Rule, Britannia! : how England became British ; East, in a Western voice : the People's Empire ; 'At the top of the world' : the imperial swan song

PART FOUR. Modernisers. 'A willingness of the heart' : the American century I ; 'The unity of the English-speaking peoples' : the American century II ; 'The world at your fingertips' : from Google to Globish, 1989-2009

PART FIVE. Globalisers. One world, one dream : 'conquer English to make China strong' ; 'Virtually running America' : India, the Far East and beyond.