"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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st Africa was in Kenya. He examines the roles of multilateral agencies and international donor organizations in supporting Tanzania's education and the impact which this had on publishing. Demonstrates why friendly donor organizations have tended to create and nurture a dependency on aid and how this has hindered the development of indigenous publishing. Also discusses the issue of language, and the activities of multinational publishing companies." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1127)
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"A companion volume to Editing and Publication: A Training Manual (1991, by the same author) that aims to guide trainers through the best use of the Manual, offering sample exercises and ways in which to stimulate creative thinking." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa,
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3d ed. 2008, nr. 2476)
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Describes simple, low-cost techniques for the effective collection of social and economic information, addressing such issues as study design, management and information, fieldworker selection, training and supervision.
"Two literature competitions for African countries, held by Deutsche Welle and the Training Centre, provided the backbone for this anthology. In addition, the Radio Training Centre has carried out special training courses for radio drama production, both in Cologne and abroad, in which the African p
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articipants wrote and produced some of the plays from this anthology." (Foreword, page 7)
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"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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n writer and reader, the relationship between writer and publisher, and the myriad problems African publishers face, especially in the area of marketing and distribution. Walsh suggests that to approach publishing rationally, it is essential that there is interaction between writer, reader and publisher, making it possible for real change to be effected in Africa both in and through the book trade." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 326)
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"Developed at a fourteen-week training course at the International Rice Research Institute, this manual – designed primarily for use in developing countries and which has also been used for training courses in Africa – discusses editorial and publishing procedures with the emphasis on practical
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matters. The book includes concrete examples, checklists, and questions and exhortations to the students. Although now somewhat dated, this training manual remains one of the best introductory guides to book publishing." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2475)
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