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L’ édition scolaire dans les pays du Sud: Enjeux et perspectives
Bordeaux: Agence de la Francophonie (ACCT), Ecole Internationale de la Francophonie (EIF) (1996), 62 pp.
"Dans le cadre des activités multilatérales menées par l'Agence de coopération culturelle et technique (ACCT) - désormais intégrée à l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie - elle a apporté son soutien à l'élaboration de politiques nationales du livre, ainsi qu'à la production e
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Textbook Provision and the Feasibility of Cooperation Among SADCC Countries: Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Paris: UNESCO (1996), 85, 15 pp.
"It has become increasingly clear to those involved in textbook projects that textbook publishing should not be isolated from book publishing in general, but should be an integral part of it. A major Conference on Textbook Provision and Library Development in Africa, which took place in Manchester i
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A Study of Book Marketing in Publishing Houses in Peninsular Malaysia: Contexts, Practices, Problems
Stirling: University of Stirling, Center for Publishing Studies, Doctoral Thesis (1996), xiii, 369 pp.
"The findings indicate that production of educational books is the mainstay of Malaysian book publishing and these books are the main source of income for most houses. Government policies especially in the educational system have become the major instrument in encouraging the growth of indigenous bo
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The Challenge of the Market: Privatization and Publishing in Africa
Bellagio Publishing Network (1996), 114 pp.
"This collection of papers focuses on the transition from state to private sector publishing in Africa. Two overview evaluations draw attention to the fact that the road to privatization is not necessarily an easy one, and that there are costs as well as benefits involved. Four cases studies, from G
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The African Publisher: The Cultural Politics of Indigenous Publishing in Benin and Côte D’Ivoire
Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, Doctoral Thesis (1996), 260 pp.
"This PhD thesis, “theoretically informed by Giroux's concepts of border and critical pedagogy”, examines how indigenous publishers manage to give a voice to cultures in an environment characterized by conflicting interests mediated by the State. It aims to provide an understanding of “the int
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Literature d’enfance et de jeunesse en Côte-d’Ivoire: Structures de production et de distribution du livre pour enfants
Paris: L'Harmattan (1996), 159 pp.
"Après plus de trente années d'indépendance, le continent africain est encore aujourd'hui à la recherche de sa propre identité. L'Afrique s'interroge sur son avenir culturel, économique et politique. Sur le plan culturel, la quasi-totalité des pays africains restent largement tributaires des
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Tailor-Made Textbooks: A Practical Guide for the Authors of Textbooks in Primary Schools in Developing Countries
Key Guidance
Oxford; Bonn: CODE Europe; Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (1996), vi, 225 pp.
"A handbook for all those involved in the writing and production of textbooks in developing countries, although primarily intended as a tool and practical guide to assist textbook authors. It includes detailed, step-by-step descriptions of how to produce a textbook, covering all aspects of planning
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The Intra-African Book Support Scheme and Publishing and Library Supply in Kenya and Tanzania
New Review of Information and Library Research, issue 2 (1996), pp. 179-194
"The Intra-African Book Support Scheme (IABS) was set up in 1991 to support African readers and publishers through improving the distribution of African-published materials to libraries in Africa. The recipient-request led scheme was launched by African Books Collective and Book Aid International, a
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Friends-Of-The Book Foundation
Nairobi: Friends-of-the Book Foundation (1996), 25 pp.
"A profile of the Nairobi-based Friends-of-the-Book Foundation, a non-profit organization established to help alleviate the book famine in East Africa and to promote functional literacy. The organization facilitates the publication/translation (both in Kiswahili and in English) of key books for the
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Making Books Available and Affordable: Proceedings of the First Annual National Conference on Book Development, Held at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, April 25-29, 1994
Awka: Nigerian Book Foundation (1995), 136 pp.
"The papers from a conference organized by the Nigerian Book Foundation, which examined four possible solutions to overcome some of the formidable problems faced by the Nigerian book industries: (i) book subsidy schemes, (ii) self-sufficiency in materials for book production, (iii) exploitation of n
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The Story of APNET: A Study of the Origins, Structure, Activities and Policy of the African Publishers Network
Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET) (1995), 18 pp.
"A UNESCO-commissioned study that sets out the background that led to the establishment of the African Publishers Network, its constitution, policies, programmes and activities, publications, and its achievements. Also examines APNET's relations with the World Bank and with donor agencies." (Hans M.
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Revista latinoamericana de literatura infantil y juvenil, nr.1
Bogotá: Fundalectura (1995), 64 pp.
Development Directory of Indigenous Publishing
Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET) (1995), xii, 199 pp.
"Contains essays on aspects of indigenous publishing in various African countries, overviews on the state of publishing in specific regions, a directory of book trade publications and reference sources published in five African countries, plus two inventories of (i) African book development organiza
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Freedom for Publishing - Publishing for Freedom: The Central and East European Publishing Project
Budapest et al.: Central European University Press (1995), 201 pp.
"The Oxford-based Central and East European Publishing Project was a remarkable initiative to support embattled Central and East European publishers and journals, and to punch holes through the cultural iron curtain by encouraging translations and a 'common market of the mind' between East and West.
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Gender Bias in School Text Books
London: Commonwealth Secretariat, Women's and Youth Affairs Division (1995), 96 pp.
"In response to the lack of information on gender bias in existing textbooks in the countries of the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Secretariat commissioned three major studies of primary school textbooks: one in the Caribbean, one in Asia, and one in Africa, the latter undertaken by Wanja Thairu (K
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International Donor Review
In: Development Directory of Indigenous Publishing 1995
Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET) (1995), pp. 94-97
"A critical review of book aid programmes in Africa by international donor organizations. Provides a number of guiding principles that ought to be considered in any book support programmes. The author urges donors to provide more support for smaller projects, and advocates lead funding." (Hans M. Ze
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Making a Difference: Feminist Publishing in the South
Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Bellagio Publishing Network (1995), viii, 82 pp.
"An attempt “to map a history of feminist or women's publishing in what is known as the Third or Southern World”, and a study of the challenges which women publishers face in developing countries. Examines feminist publishing in the North, South and Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the
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International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia
Top Insights
London; Chicago: Fritzroy Dearborn Publishers (1995), xxvi, 736 pp.
"The first part [...] deals with [...] topics as copyright protection, desktop advances, the role of the editor, multinational publishers, scholarly publishing, best-sellers, and more. Major essays explore the nature and impact of the new technologies, changing patterns of readership, scientific pub
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A Guide to Children's Literature for African Teachers, Librarians and Parents
Ibadan: AENL Educational Publishers (1995), 132 pp.
"A bibliography of 628 annotated entries (in English and some in French), arranged by type of materials, i.e. picture-story books, fairy tales, poetry, drama, etc. With country and author indexes." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1578)
