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"Nicola Galliner, die Gründerin und Leiterin des Jewish Film Festival Berlin (JFFB), hat nun im Bebra Verlag den Jubiläumsband herausgegeben, um die Geschichte einer Dekade dieses in Deutschland einzigartigen Filmfestes zu gebührend zu würdigen. Verschiedenste Kulturschaffende und Wissenschaftle ... more

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The Quiet Struggle: Libraries and Information for Africa

Paul Sturges, Richard Neill

London: Mansell Publishing, 2nd ed. (2004), 238 pp.

"This new electronic edition reproduces the thoroughly revised second edition which contained much new material including two completely new chapters – on information needs and existing responses in African communities, and on ideas and experiments for new information services to the whole communi ... more

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Handbook of Family Communication

Anita L. Vangelisti (ed.)

Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2004), xx, 767 pp.

"The Routledge Handbook of Family Communication offers a comprehensive exploration and discussion of current research and theory on family interaction. Integrating the varying perspectives and issues addressed by family researchers, theorists, and practitioners, this volume offers a unique and timel ... more

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Muss Kinderfernsehen gottlos sein? Bedeutung, Chancen und Grenzen des Kinderfernsehens in Deutschland für die religiöse Sozialisation: Eine religionspädagogische Untersuchung unter Berücksichtigung sozial- und medienwissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse

David Biesinger

Münster: Lit (2004), 440 pp.

"Das Kinderfernsehen in Deutschland verzichtet in seinen Sendungen weitgehend auf Religion und religiöse Inhalte. David Biesinger beurteilt diesen Mangel aus der Perspektive der Zuschauer, also der Kinder, und klärt, welche Auswirkungen dies auf den Sozialisationsprozess und das religiöse Lernen ... more

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Afghanistan

Edward Girardet, Jonathan Walter

Charles Norchi; Mirwais Masood (co-editors)

Geneva: Crosslines Publication, 2nd fully revised ed. (2004), 544 pp.

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Kenya Publishing Market Profile 2004

Jeff Andrew

London: Publishers Association;British Council (2004), 66 pp.

"An analysis of the book markets in Kenya, providing general background, details of the education system, together with overviews of the general, academic and professional, and school book markets, and supported by a wide range of appendices and tables." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in ... more

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Public Funding for Film and Audiovisual Works in Europe: A Comparative Approach

André Lange, Tim Westcott

Strasbourg: European Audiovisual Observatory;European Investment Bank (2004), 176 pp.

"Alongside other measures such as funding of public broadcasting services, regulation of relations between broadcasters and producers and the implementation of tax incentive schemes, direct funding is one of the most traditional and important ways in which public authorities support the film and aud ... more

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Indian Popular Cinema: A Narrative of Cultural Change

K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayake

Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books, 2nd ed. (2004), xiv, 161 pp.

"This is a historical and cultural survey of Indian cinema written by a social scientist and a film historian. The reader is provided with the social, political, religious and cultural context of India over nine decades [...] it is low on theory and high on description." (European Journal of Communi ... more

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Las huellas de Buñuel: Influencias en el cine latinoamericano

Francisco J. Millán Agudo

Teruel: Diputación Provincial, Instituto de Estudios Turolenses;Gobierno de Aragón;Centro Buñuel Calanda (2004), 256 pp.

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Realität und Illusion: Der indische Film im Globalisierungsstrudel

Jörg Becker, Werner Oesterheld (eds.)

Düsseldorf: DGB Bildungswerk (2004), 52 pp.

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Audiovisual Archiving: Philosophy and Principles. Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the UNESCO Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images

Ray Edmondson

Paris: UNESCO (2004), ix, 73 pp.

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African Media Cultures: Transdisciplinary Perspectives = Cultures de médias en Afrique: Perspectives transdisciplinaires

Rose Marie Beck, Frank Wittmann (eds.)

Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag (2004), 320 pp.

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Digital Publishing and Open Access for Social Science Research Dissemination: A Case Study

Eve Horwitz Gray, Francois van Schalkwyk, Karen Bruns

Cape Town: Eve Gray & Associates (2004), 25 pp.

"Charts the planning and implementation of a digital publishing programme over a three-year period at the Human Sciences Research Council, a large South African social science research body. The case study is contextualised in the need to overcome the digital divide to give African scholars a real v ... more

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Democracy Assistance to Post-Conflict Ethiopia

Dessalegn Rahmato, Meheret Ayenew

The Hague: Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' (2004), xvii, 93 pp.

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Textbooks for All: PPP – the First Step on a Long Journey. Evaluation of the Pilot Project for Publishing in Tanzania

Leif Grahm, Kajsa Pehrsson

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2004), xvi, 56, 19 pp.

"For a long period, Sida has been the main donor for textbook production and distribution in Tanzania. After several years of stagnation in the sector (despite generous support), the shortage of textbooks in schools had become alarming, and the Government of Tanzania (GoT) and Sida agreed upon a new ... more

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The Affordability of School Textbooks in Kenya: Consumer Experiences in the Transformation to a Liberalising Economy

Daniel Chebutuk Rotich

Nordic Journal of African Studies, volume 13, issue 2 (2004), pp. 175-187

"The growth of educational publishing in Kenya depends heavily on the disposable income of its customers. This article looks at the incomes of both actual and potential customers, and how they prioritize their spending. The findings are based on extensive research carried out by the author between 1 ... more

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Book Publishing in Nigeria

Chukwuemeka Ike

[no publisher] (2004), 4 pp.

"A short but succinct four page overview of the book publishing industry in Nigeria, which has been in steady decline since the 1980s: "At one stage, prospects for the book industry in Nigeria appeared rosy. The Federal Government established paper and pulp making industries, and an elaborate plan w ... more

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Biblionef: Bringing Books to the Bookless

Jean Williams

Cape Librarian, volume 48, issue 3 (2004), pp. 14-16

"Biblionef SA is the South African branch of an international book assistance organization for children’s books. The author describes the background of the organization, its principal aims, the methods of distribution of its book donations, and some of its other activities, which includes publishi ... more

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Livres et bibliothèques pour enfants: L’Afrique et la France, coopération pour l’accès au livre

Viviana Quiñones

[no publisher] (2004), 13 pp.

"Une communication présentée à la 70e Conférence générale de l'IFLA qui s'est tenue à Buenos Aires en août 2004, qui fait le point sur la collaboration internationale entre la France et les pays d'Afrique dans le domaine de l'édition de livres pour enfants et de l'accès aux livres par les ... more