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Textbook Production in Developing Countries: Some Problems of Preparation, Production and Distribution

Douglas Pearce

Paris: UNESCO (1982), 66 pp.

"One of a series of background materials prepared for the World Congress on Books held in London in 1982. Deals with the various stages of textbook publishing, which is the mainstay of the book industry in most less developed countries. Discusses the difficulties faced by both government and private ... more

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Zambia National Council for Book Development

S. A. Amu Djoleto

Paris: UNESCO (1982), 43 pp.

"A UNESCO mission report to assist the Government of Zambia in the establishment of a National Council for Book Development; to advise the government on the objectives and functioning of such a Council, to assist in the drafting of the Council's constitution and advise on its staff and budget; and t ... more

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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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Books and Reading in Kenya

Henry Chakava

Paris: UNESCO (1982), 55 pp.

"One of a series of national monographs on the state of books and reading in a number of countries, in order to provide book professionals and the interested public with detailed surveys of matters relating to authorship, publishing, material production and distribution of books and reading. This mo ... 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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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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The Book Today in Africa

S. I. A. Kotei

Paris: UNESCO (1981), 210 pp.

"Sam Kotei’s book was one of the first major in-depth studies on the state of the book and publishing in Africa, in which the author looked back on a decade of special efforts to alleviate the “acute shortage of books” identified at the UNESCO meeting on books in Accra in 1968. The author note ... more

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Catholic Missionary Journals Relating to Africa: A Provisional Checklist and Union List for North America

David P. Henige

Waltham, Mass.: Crossroads Press;African Studies Association (1980), 71 pp.

"A bibliography and union list of more than 500 Catholic mission journals containing material related to Africa, identifying their holdings in 85 North American locations, and with an indication of their sponsoring missionary order." (Hans ... more

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The Book Industry in Tanzania

E. E. Kaungamno

Paris: UNESCO (1980), 140 pp.

"Prefaced by a brief study on the situation in Kenya, thereafter provides an overview of the book industries in Africa generally, and then focuses on the situation in Tanzania, including a detailed history of Tanzanian publishing and the major players up to the period ending 1979." ( ... more

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Publishing in the Third World: Trend Report and Bibliography

Philip G. Altbach, Eva-Maria Rathgeber

New York: Praeger (1980), ix, 186 pp.

"Presents an overview of the problems and prospects of publishing in the Third World and includes a fairly comprehensive bibliography. In two parts, the first discusses major trends in the literature on publishing in the Third World and the second is the bibliography, listing books and journal artic ... more

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Publishing for Schools: Textbooks and the Less Developed Countries

Peter H. Neumann

Washington, DC: World Bank (1980), ii, 79 pp.

"Concentrating on the complexities of large scale primary and secondary school textbook production, this paper aims to provide guidelines and information for creating viable publishing industries in developing countries. Statistical analysis, personal experience, case studies, and responses to a que ... more

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Lovedale Press: Literature for the Bantu Revisited

Jeffrey Peires

English in Africa, volume 7, issue 2 (1980), pp. 71-85

"Provides an insight into the early work of Lovedale Press in South Africa from 1823 onwards, when Lovedale was the focal point of the literate Christian culture that emerged among the Xhosa in the Eastern Cape region, and which up until the turn of the century concentrated on evangelical and educat ... more

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Supplement to Children's Books on Africa and Their Authors: An Annotated Bibliography

Nancy J. Schmidt

New York: Africana Publishing (1979), 273 pp.

"Lists a further 501 titles, many published in Africa; for main volume see Schmidt (1975)." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Sa ... more

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The Commonwealth Book Development Programme

John Macpherson

Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, volume 127, issue 5276 (1979), pp. 481-489

"Discusses the practical contributions made by the [discontinued] Commonwealth Book Development Programme, and describes problems experienced over the funding of training. The author believes that the assistance offered by the programme will continue to be of significant help in assisting Commonweal ... more

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Diffusion du livre: Développement de la lecture en Afrique (Tchad-Sénégal)

Nina Heisslier, P. Lavy, A. Candela

Paris: L'Harmattan (1979), 300 pp.

"Utilise des entretiens avec le public, les éditeurs locaux et les distributeurs de livres afin de trouver des moyens d'améliorer le développement de la lecture en Afrique, d'une part, et une distribution plus efficace de matériel de lecture approprié, d'autre part. L'accent est mis sur le Tcha ... more

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The Development of Written Literature for Children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nancy J. Schmidt

Zeitschrift für Kulturaustausch, volume 29, issue 3 (1979), pp. 267-270

"An informative account of children’s book publishing in sub-Saharan Africa. Examines the differences between children’s books produced by African publishers and European- and US-based publishers, the plots, subjects used most frequently, and the use of folkloric themes. The author also reviews ... more

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Book Development: The Gambia

Anthony Kamm

Paris: UNESCO (1977), 15 pp.

"An early UNESCO mission report about book development, reading promotion, textbook production, use of vernacular languages, and curriculum development in the Gambia." (Hans M. ... more

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The Economics of Book Publishing in Developing Countries

Datus C. Smith Jr.

Paris: UNESCO (1977), 44 pp.

"Based on the findings of a detailed survey of publishers in various parts of the developing world, this classic study identifies the key problems for the book industries in the countries of the South. Offers a general picture of the state of publishing in each of the regions, including Africa, and ... more

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Publishing in Africa in the Seventies: Proceedings of an International Conference on Publishing and Book Development Held at the University of Ife, Ife-Ife, Nigeria, 16-20 December, 1973

Edwina Oluwasanmi, Eva McLean, Hans M. Zell (eds.)

Ile-Ife: University of Ife Press (1975), 377 pp.

"The recommandations, summaries of the various sessions, and a selection of the papers read at this conference attended by more than 100 African writers, publishers, booksellers, librarians, printers, and teachers give a succinct account of the history and hopes of African publishing. Among topics d ... more

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The Role of Christian Publishing Houses in Africa Today

Modupe Oduyoye

In: Publishing in Africa in the Seventies

Edwina Oluwasanmi; Eva McLean; Hans M. Zell (eds.)

Ile-Ife: University of Ife Press (1975), pp. 209-231

"The manager of Daystar Press in Nigeria discusses the activities of Christian publishing houses in Africa: their substantive publishing output, their significance in the development and the encouragement of authorship with commitment, their capacity in the organization of large-scale distribution o ... more