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Christian Communication in Church of Christ in Zaire (1982-1984): A Survey

Paul Eberhard, Citoyen Siteke Ubial Susey
Lyon: Lutheran World Federation (LWF); Church of Christ in Zaire (1984), 247 pp.
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World Communications: A Handbook

George Gerbner, Marsha Siefert (eds.)
New York: Longman (1984), xv, 527 pp.
"Brings together 54 articles on research and policy on communications in the "three worlds" by scholars and policy makers from the U.S., Western Europe, the socialist countries including the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe, and the developing world, including Africa, Asia, and Latin America - 25 countri ... more
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The Book Trade of the World. Vol. IV: Africa

Sigfred Taubert, Peter Weidhaas (eds.)
Munich: Saur (1984), 391 pp.
"The fourth and final volume of the Book Trade of the World, a series of books that aimed to provide a convenient reference tool to the world's publishing and bookselling industries, and to the institutions, organizations, and journals which are associated with them. The information on each country ... more
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Publishing and Book Development in Africa: A Bibliography = L'édition et le développement du livre en Afrique: Une bibliographie

Hans M. Zell (comp.)
Paris: UNESCO (1984), 143 pp.
"The earliest version of the bibliography, superseded by the 1996 volume, lists titles by topic and region, and includes author, subject, geographical indexes. Cites 685 references, and includes an introductory essay in English and French. It is now also available online, and contains a number of ci ... more
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Medien und Kommunikation: Aus dem Arbeitsgebiet der Abteilung 32 'Kommunikationswesen'

Günter Hollenbach (ed.)
Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (1983), 132 pp.
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Mass Communication in Africa

Graham Mytton
London: Edward Arnold (1983), viii, 159 pp.
"The first half places African mass communications in a broad social context, touching on their history, technology, politics, etc.; the second half consists of three case studies: Zambia, Tanzania and Nigeria. A final chapter discusses roles and controls. The North African countries are not include ... more
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The African Book World and Press: A Directory = Répertoire du livre et de la presse en Afrique

Hans M. Zell (ed.)
London: Hans Zell Publishers, 3rd ed. (1983), xx, 284 pp.
"The editors attempt to provide "comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date information, in both English and French, on libraries, publishers and the retail book trade, research institutions with publishing programs, book industry and literary associations, major periodicals and newspapers, government a ... more
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La Haute-Volta et le cinema

Victor Bachy
Bruxelles: OCIC (1983), 86 pp.
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Le cinema au Mali

Victor Bachy
Bruxelles: OCIC (1983), 84 pp.
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Le cinema au Senegal

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Bruxelles: OCIC (1983), 170 pp.
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Reducing the Cost of School Textbooks in Africa

Network of Educational Innovation for Development in Africa
Dakar: UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Africa (1983), 71 pp.
"The final report of a regional seminar on reducing the costs of school textbooks in Africa, which took place in Bujumbura, Burundi in 1983, and focussed on raising the awareness of government organizations about textbooks, what measures should be taken regarding the importation of textbooks, the ma ... more
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Le cinema en Côte d'Ivoire

Victor Bachy
Bruxelles: OCIC (1982), 86 pp.
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Sierra Leone: Developing the Textbook Industry and the National Book Development Council

S. A. Amu Djoleto
Paris: UNESCO (1982), 43 pp.
"A UNESCO mission report whose purpose was to assist the Sierra Leone Ministry of Education in the review of existing facilities for the preparation, production, printing and distribution of textbooks in Sierra Leone (particularly those for primary schools); identify any inherent weaknesses and reco ... more
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Regional Meeting of Experts on National Book Strategies in Africa: Report

Paris: UNESCO (1982), 102 pp.
"Contains the working papers, contributions submitted by participants, and the final report of the Regional Meeting of Experts on National Book Strategies in Africa, which was held in Dakar in February 1982. It opens with a working paper submitted by the UNESCO Secretariat on National Book Strategie ... more
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World Press Encyclopedia. Vol. 1

George Thomas Kurian (ed.)
New York: Facts on File (1982), 641 pp.
"This is a survey of the state of the press in 180 countries, organized in four sections: Section I, "The International Press"; Section II, "The World's Developed Press Systems"; Section III, "Smaller and Developing Press Systems, " and Section IV, " Minimal and Underdeveloped Press Systems." Covera ... more
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La presse au Rwanda

Annie Bart
Université de Bordeaux (1982), 412 pp.
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La communication radiorale

François Nouthe
Louvain-la-Neuve: Cabay (1982), 203 pp.
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World Press Encyclopedia, Vol. 2

George Thomas Kurian (ed.)
New York: Facts on File (1982), pp. 645-1202
"Country chapters identify and describe major and selected specialized newspapers and mass circulating magazines. Tables provide basic information for the dailies. Each chapter also carries a discussion of press laws, censorship, state-press relations, and attitudes toward foreign media. Detailed su ... more
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Developing Human Resources of the Book Industry in West Africa

Abul Hasan
Paris: UNESCO (1981), 56 pp.
"Report of a UNESCO mission to advise and assist in the establishment of a three-year degree course in book publishing at the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana [now Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology], as well as exploring the possibility of creating a “Regional ... more
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Women and the Mass Media in Africa: Case Studies from Sierra Leone, the Niger and Egypt

Elma Lititia Anani, Alkaly Miriama Keits, Awatef Abdel Rahman
Addis Ababa: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (1981), 38 pp.
"Three studies, each backgrounding the press as a whole, its image of women, and their professional status in the mass media." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 11)