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Coming of Age: Strides in African Publishing, Essays in Honour of Dr Henry Chakava at 70

Henry Chakava (honoured person)
Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers (2016), xxvii, 288 pp.

Contains illustrations, index

ISBN 978-9966-56-184-8

Signature commbox: 100:20-Books 2016

1 The Guru of Publishing: Assessing Henry Chakava's ' Contribution in Africa / Kiarie Kamau
2 Henry Chakava: The Gory and Glory of African Language Publishing / NgugT wa Thiong 'o
3 The Triangle that Defined AWS: Nairobi - Ibadan - London / James Currey
4 Publisher and Intellectual: The Work of Henry Chakava / Simon Gikandi
5 African Orature: Back to the Roots / Micere Githae Mugo
6 The Dominance of the Textbook in African Publishing / Ayo Ojeniyi
7 Popular Fiction Publishing in Africa: Does it Have a Place? / David Mailu
8 East African Publishing and the Academia / Emilia Ilieva and Hillary Chakava
9 Publishing in East Africa: A Close Examination of Uganda (1985-2015) / James Tumusiime
10 Indigenous Publishing in Africa: The Need for Research, Documentation and Collaboration / Hans M. Zell
11 Shared Visions and Challenges in Publishing in Africa: Henry Chakava and CODESRIA / Francis B. Nyamnjoh
12 African Publishing in the Digital Age / Roger Stringer
13 Internationalising the African Book / Mary Jay
14 Lobby for the Book: The Politics of African Publishing and the Growth of Professional and Trade Organisations / Lily Nyariki
15 Training Opportunities for African Publishers / Richard A. B. Crabbe
16 Copyright and Copyright Infringement: The Legal and Institutional Framework in East Africa / Marisella Ouma