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The Propagation of Misinformation in Social Media: A Cross-Platform Analysis

Richard Rogers (ed.)

Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2023), 246 pp.

"In a cross-platform analysis of Google Web Search, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, 4chan and TikTok, we found that hyperpartisan web operators, alternative influencers and ambivalent commentators are in ascendency. The book can be read ... more

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International Experiences in Third World Publishing Development with Particular Reference to World Bank Intervention

Anthony Read

In: Publishing and Development in the Third World

Philip G. Altbach (ed.)

London: Hans Zell Publishers (1992), pp. 307-324

"Examines the involvement of the World Bank and other aid agencies in funding textbook publishing in Africa and other parts of the developing world. The author notes that the fundamental role of books in education was not, however, widely recognized at first, and relatively few early education proje ... more

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African Book Sector Studies: Summary Report

Amanda Buchan, Carmelle Denning, Anthony Read

London: International Book Development (IBD) (1991), 137 pp.

"Provides background documentation to the special conference of Ministers of Education in Africa, “Textbook and Library Development in Africa”, held under the auspices of the Overseas Development Administration in Manchester in 1991." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Afr ... more

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Nigeria Books Sector Study: Summary Report

Anthony Read

Washington, DC; London: World Bank;Overseas Development Administration (ODA) (1990), 38 pp.

"A report on the state of the book sector commissioned by the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education, funded by the World Bank and Overseas Development Administration, and carried out by the British Council and the Book Development Council." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan ... more

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Angola Book Sector Study: Interim Report

Anthony Read et al.

London: International Book Development (IBD) (1990), 112 pp.

"Describes the situation regarding the state of book provision in Angola, examining key issues in book supply, predicting future needs, and reviewing curriculum development, local authorship and local publishing capacity." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008 ... more

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Improving the Quality of Textbooks in China

Barbara W. Searle, Michael Mertaugh, Anthony Read et al.

Washington, DC: World Bank (1988), xiv, 81 pp.

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Tanzania: Book Subsector Study, Textbook Section

Mello Itatiro, C. Kaligula, P. Medcalfe, Anthony Read

Washington, DC; London: World Bank;Overseas Development Administration (ODA) (1988), ?? pp.

"The final report of a study of textbook provision in Tanzania, which was part of a wider book sub-sector study financed by ODA and the World Bank. Includes a review of the existing literature, interviews, and reports on field visits to schools. Concludes with an examination of the major issues faci ... more

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A Guide to Textbook Project Design and Preparation

Anthony Read

Washington, DC: World Bank, Education and Training Department. Operations Policy Staff (1986), 163 pp.