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Chakava, Henry
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Higo, Aigboje
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The Challenge of Publishing in Tanzania
In: Publishing and Development in the Third World
Philip G. Altbach (ed.)
London: Hans Zell Publishers (1992), pp. 169-189
"Looks at the publishing industry in Tanzania and explains the sluggish development despite state commitment to universal adult and primary education. The author links the underdevelopment of the printing and publishing industries with East Africa's colonial history when the main market place for Ea
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50 Years of Truth: The Story of Gaskiya Corporation Zaria 1939-1991
Zaria: Gaskiya Corporation (1991), 205 pp.
"Founded in 1945, the history of Gaskiya Corporation has always been closely associated with the development of book and newspaper publishing in Northern Nigeria, including the establishment of the oldest surviving Hausa-language newspaper, Gaskiya ta fi kwabo. In the 1940s and 1950s the Corporation
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Book Publishing in South Africa for the 1990s
Cape Town: South African Library (1991), 117 pp.
"The proceedings of a symposium held at the South African Library, Cape Town, in November 1990. Subjects covered include censorship, publishing in a multicultural South Africa, educational publishing, children's book publishing, literacy and development, and marketing and distribution. The papers we
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Publishing in Africa: A Neglected Component of Development
Boston: Boston University African Studies Center (1991), 33 pp.
"Examines the complex factors that affect publishing in Africa, using a three-part model involving the reader, the writer and the publisher. Among the topics the author covers are the importance of textbooks in any discussion of African publishing, the need for children’s books, the dynamic betwee
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Book Promotion, Sales and Distribution: A Management Training Course
London; Paris: Book House Training Centre; UNESCO (1991), x, 166 pp.
A compilation of tutor's notes, lesson materials and handouts from training courses conducted by UNESCO and field-tested at courses held in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, and containing a wide variety of illustrations, models, sample forms and charts that can be photocopied or made into OHP slides.
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Books and Publishing in Francophone Africa
UNESCO Africa (Dakar), issue 2 (1991), pp. 36-41
Le financement de la culture et de l'industrie du livre au Zaïre
Kinshasa: Société d'Etudes et d'Editions, 2nd ed. (1990), 150 pp.
"Présente une vue d'ensemble des activités d'édition dans le Zaïre de l'époque, les problèmes et les contraintes auxquels sont confrontées les industries du livre, et examine le problème particulier du “financement de la culture” en relation avec l'édition de livres." (Hans M. Zell, Pub
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Le livre et l'edition en Afrique francophone
Afrique Contemporaine, volume 28, issue 151 (1989), pp. 41-54
"Le principal obstacle à une large diffusion du livre en Afrique francophone est la non-prise en compte de l'importance des activités éditoriales par la planification étatique du développement. Etude de la signification sociale de la littérature (position sociale de l'auteur et du lectorat), a
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Printing and Publishing in Swaziland: A State of the Art
Information Trends: News Magazine (Bonn), volume 1, issue 2 (1988), pp. 65-69
Le livre béninois à la 40ème foire du livre
Cotonou: Bureau d'Etude pour l'Education en Afrique; Nouvelles Messageries du Bénin (1988), 34 pp.
"Il décrit l'état de la littérature au Bénin, la promotion de l'écriture en langues nationales, le développement du livre scolaire, la renaissance de l'industrie de la presse, et note l'augmentation du nombre de librairies. La deuxième partie de l'ouvrage contient une bibliographie des livres
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Reaching the Grassroots: Publishing Methodologies for Development Organizations
Development Dialogue (Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation), issue 1 (1987), pp. 196-206
"Publications for academia need to be different from those for grassroots movements: while the former need to satisfy the needs of the target audience to increase knowledge, grassroots movements need to be made aware of needs and at the same time indicated ways of solving them." (GIZ Library Bonn)
Books and Reading in Tanzania
Paris: Book Promotion and International Exchanges Division UNESCO (1986), 76 pp.
"One of a series of national monographs on the state of books and reading in a number of countries, published in order to provide book professionals and the interested public, with detailed surveys of matters relating to authorship, publishing, material production and distribution of books and readi
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El libro en Chile: Presente y futuro
Santiago de Chile: CENECA; Cámara Chilena del Libro; Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo (CED) (1986), 126 pp.
Le livre et la lecture en Algerie
Paris: UNESCO (1985), 61 pp.
A Study of the Role of Copublication in Agricultural Technology Transfer
International Journal for Development Technology (London), volume 3, issue 4 (1985), pp. 279-293
Publishing in the Third World: Knowledge and Development
Top Insights
Portsmouth, New Hampsh.; London: Heinemann; Mansell (1985), xii, 226 pp.
"An in-depth look at the "state of the art" of book publishing in the Third World which examines not only the nuts and bolts but also its status as an important part of the knowledge distribution system. The first 50 pages discuss the status of textbook publishing, copyright, and distribution; the r
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Books and Reading in Ghana
Paris: UNESCO (1985), 43 pp.
Réflexions sur la promotion du livre Africain
Lomé: Editions Akpagnon (1984), 118 pp.
"Réflexion sur le statut du livre en Afrique et analyse des nombreuses difficultés rencontrées lors de l'écriture, de la publication et de la distribution de livres en Afrique. L'auteur, qui est un éditeur togolais de premier plan, soutient avec force que la production de livres est une entrepr
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Developing Autonomous Publishing Capacity in Africa
Development Dialogue (Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation), issue 1-2 (1984), pp. 73-140
International Publishing Today: Problems and Prospects
Manuel Salvat (honoured person)
Delhi: Bookman's Club (1984), 237 pp.
"An anthology on international publishing including such aspects as freedom to publish, publishing for human development, international book fairs, piracy, children's publishing, global problems of scholarly publishing, educational publishing, and - specifically for developing countries - training a
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