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A History of the Book in 100 Books

Roderick Cave, Sara Ayad

London: British Library (2014), 288 pp.

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The Book: A Global History

Michael F. Suarez, H. R. Woudhuysen (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2013), xx, 748 pp.

"A concise edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Book, this book features the 51 articles from the Companion plus 3 brand new chapters in one affordable volume. The 54 chapters introduce readers to the fascinating world of book history. Including 21 thematic studies on topics such ... more

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The Sacred Book

Carl Olson

In: The Book: A Global History

Michael F. Suarez; H. R. Woudhuysen (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2013), pp. 19-38

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Sound des Jahrhunderts: Geräusche, Töne, Stimmen 1889 bis heute

Gerhard Paul, Ralph Schock (eds.)

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2013), 629 pp.

"Das Buch spürt all den akustischen Zeugnissen nach, die das 20. Jahrhundert prägten. Ein Großteil unserer Orientierung in der Welt gewinnen wir über das Hören. Das Ohr nimmt vor allem den emotionalen Aspekt einer Information auf. Manche Geräusche sind lebenslang im Unterbewusstsein gespeicher ... more

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100 años de periodismo en el Perú. Tomo I: 1900-1948

María Mendoza Michilot

Lima: Universidad de Lima, Fondo Editorial (2013), 497 pp.

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100 años de periodismo en el Perú. Tomo II: 1949-2000

María Mendoza Michilot

Lima: Universidad de Lima, Fondo Editorial (2013), 486 pp.

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Histoire des médias au Sénégal: De la colonisation à nos jours

Moustapha Barry

Paris: L'Harmattan (2013), 351 pp.

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Historias de un país que avanza

Lima: Santillana (2013), 95 pp.

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Nación TV: La novela de Televisa

Fabrizio Mejía Madrid

México, DF: Grijalbo (2013), 203 pp.

"Aquí está la historia de medio siglo de la televisión mexicana, desde su primera transmisión una misa, hasta los líos familiares para hacerse de su control. Por sus páginas desfilan lo mismo comediantes, cantantes, productores de telenovelas, conductores de noticieros, que presidentes de la R ... more

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Missionary Printing

M. Antoni Üçerler

In: The Book: A Global History

Michael F. Suarez; H. R. Woudhuysen (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2013), pp. 107-115

"As Europeans began to travel to all corners of the earth beginning in the 15th century, they were determined not only to conquer new lands but also to spread their faith. From Johann Gutenberg they had learned the power of the printed word, and were determined to use this revolutionary new technolo ... more

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The History of the Book in the Muslim World

Geoffrey Roper

In: The Book: A Global History

Michael F. Suarez; H. R. Woudhuysen (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2013), pp. 524-552

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Ondas que provocan: Radio Illimani, los estados y el nacionalismo

Cristóbal Simón Coronel Quisbert

La Paz: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES);Editorial Gente Común (2013), 231 pp.

"Si hay algo que caracteriza a Cristóbal Coronel, y que podría decirse es casi su esencia, es sin duda su incesante y marcada pasión por la radio. Ondas que provocan. Radio Illimani, los Estados y el nacionalismo forma parte de esa envidiable y particular obsesión por lo radiofónico que tiene a ... more

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Cinema and Development in West Africa

James Eskridge Genova

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2013), xiv, 222 pp.

"Cinema and Development in West Africa shows how the film industry in Francophone West African countries played an important role in executing strategies of nation building during the transition from French rule to the early postcolonial period. James E. Genova sees the construction of African ident ... more

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Comunicación, medios y ciudadanía: Introducción al pensamiento comunicacional en Paraguay

Aníbal Orué Pozzo

Asunción: Arandurã Editorial (2012), 282 pp.

"Este trabajo busca discutir las relaciones que se han establecido en la sociedad paraguaya entre el Estado, la sociedad civil y los medios de comunicación como expresión de diversos intereses sociales, políticos y económicos. Al mismo tiempo, también se propone hurgar y desvendar por un lado, ... more

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Promoting National Unity: The Role of Radio Broadcasting in the Process of Decolonisation in Namibia and Zambia

Robert Heinze

Universität Konstanz, Doctoral Thesis (2012), iv, 313 pp.

"This thesis operates from the observation that "Decolonising the Mind", i.e. a cultural decolonisation process, was needed after the independence of African countries to support and flesh out political decolonisation. Culture, as shown, played a major role in the mobilisation of support for nationa ... list movements, but after independence nationalist culture was just one among many. In both cases presented here, the most pressing issue after political independence was how to deal with the different identities that had previously existed and were onyl partially cushioned by political and cultural nationalism. Now that the political kingdom had been attained, the different language, cultural and political groups started to ask questions about their place in this kingdom. Although many politicians shared the idea that "once you have a national identity, the question of culture becomes something which flows automatically", it soon turned out to be misguided. Media and education were seen to be the major tools in "decolonising the mind". However, a close analysis of the electronic media in the two cases presented here shows that the policies for promoting national unity in programmes were largely ineffective. Instead, radio programmes, both before and after independence, provided a space to negotiate issues of national identity. This space was sometimes more, sometimes less restricted, but listeners used it as much as they could. Colonial media had, for all their focus on political control and censorship, accompanied and mediated social change. As described, this happened specifically in cultural programmes, where broadcasters were much freer in their work. However, Northern Rhodesian media were supposed to work as a catalyst to further the process of modernisation, and to help its listeners come to terms with the transition from being 'traditional' to becoming 'modern' Africans. In the Apartheid broadcasting system, culture was used consciously to construct a specific 'ethnic' identity, emphasising cultural traditions of the different language groups. But while the intentions were different, both broadcasting institutions were at the centre of negotiating ideas of tradition and modernity. Both were also established because there was a need to legitimate the respective political system. Be it the Central African Federation or a 'democratic' "South West Africa/ Namibia", the political models promoted by the authorities could not just be imposed on the people. The radios were established to give reality to these constructs, to make listeners identify with a social, political and cultural space that had been defined by colonial authorities. As shown, colonial ideologies not only surfaced in obvious propaganda programmes but also significantly determined the technical and managerial setup of the stations. While radio infrastructure was formed and reformed to structure that space – by linking three territories with different political and social power structures or, following Apartheid ideology, by assigning each language group their own space according to the homeland system – culturally as well as geographically. As shown, infrastructure mirrored the proposed political models, not just in its technical aspects (i.e., the stations' footprints, transmitting posts and frequencies), but also in management structure. As the Federal Broadcasting Services were subdivided in European and African Services, respectively catering for the whole White or Black population of all three territories, the South West African Broadcasting Corporation separated first Black and White, then subdivided the three Departments in the several language Services, each broadcasting to the designated "homeland". This infrastructure not only formed the whole process of programme production and reception but was also part of it as it imparted ideological considerations. The first order of business for independent countries was therfore to restructure the radio according to the needs of the new nations." (Conclusion, page 274-275) more

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Y no pudieron detener la primavera: ZP 14. Radio Ñandutí, 50 años

Nery Peña

Asunción: Servilibro (2012), 292 pp.

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South African Cinema 1896-2010

Martin Botha

Bristol; Chicago: intellect (2012), 307 pp.

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La radio en el Perú

Emilio Bustamante

Lima: Universidad de Lima (2012), 740 pp.

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Ours and Yours: On the History of Slovenian Newspaper Discourse of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Marko Zajc, Janez Polajnar

Ljubljana: Peace Institute (2012), 93 pp.

"The book consists of six chapters on Slovenian media history. All the subjects (censorship, political struggles, the economic crisis, the Balkans, folk songs and racism) are as topical today as they were at the time when they were discussed. What has changed then? Obviously, “time” has changed, ... more

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Book History in the African World: The State of the Discipline

Elisabeth le Roux

Book History, volume 15 (2012), pp. 248-300

"There is a key and oft-repeated assumption that the book is not indigenous to Africa, and has a relatively short history here.1 Thus, to tell the story of the book in Africa, some would start with the coming of the first printing presses, brought to missions, colonies, and trading posts around the ... more