commbox Africa

"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

External Link (4)

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." (Hans M. Zell, Pu ... more

Google Scholar (8)

WorldCat (7)

Organisations internationales et regionales de journalistes

Budapest: Interpress (1980), 88 pp.

External Link (13)

Tradition for Development: Indigenous Structures and Folk Media in Non-Formal Education

Ross Kidd, Nat Colletta (eds.)

Berlin: German Foundation for International Development (DSE);International Council for Adult Education (1980), 639 pp.

"Case studies and seminar reports are provided that "were presented at an international seminar to examine field experiences in using a culture-based approach to nonformal education. Part 1, containing an introductory paper and nine case studies, 'focuses on indigenous institutions and processes in ... more

Google Scholar (3)

WorldCat (3)

Printed & Published in Africa

Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt Book Fair (1980), 233 pp.

Google Scholar (8)

WorldCat (8)

Communication Policies in Nigeria

Frank Okwu Ugboajah

Paris: UNESCO (1980), 67 pp.

External Link (8)

Déontologie de l'information: Codes et conseils de presse étude comparative des règles de la morale pratique dans les métiers d'information à travers le monde

Paris: UNESCO (1980), 87 pp.

Google Scholar (9)

WorldCat (9)

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

Google Scholar (5)

WorldCat (5)

Communication Policies in Kenya

Peter Mwaura

Paris: UNESCO (1980), 94 pp.

Google Scholar (8)

WorldCat (9)

Bücher und Rechte: Literatur aus Schwarzafrika. Aus Anlass des Messeschwerpunktes "Afrika - ein Kontinent auf dem Weg zu sich selbst" der Frankfurter Buchmesse 1980

Peter Weidhaas (ed.)

Frankfurt am Main: Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Literatur aus Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika (1980), 102, xii pp.

Google Scholar (13)

WorldCat (12)

Media - Technology - Development: The Role of Media Adapted by Developing Countries

Peter Herrmann, Rainer Kabel (eds.)

Berlin: R.Sperber, Dialogus Mundi (1979), 145 pp.

Google Scholar (2)

WorldCat (2)

Kommunikation und Entwicklung: Theorie und Praxis am Beispiel der Elfenbeinküste

Udo Nimsdorf

München: Universität München, Magisterarbeit (1979), iii, 213 pp.

Google Scholar (5)

WorldCat (5)

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-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1669)

External Link (10)

The Black Press in South Africa and Lesotho: A Descriptive Bibliographic Guide to African, Coloured and Indian Newspapers, Newsletters and Magazines 1836-1976

Les Switzer, Donna Switzer

Boston: G.K. Hall (1979), 307 pp.

"In assembling this bibliographic guide of 712 items the authors' primary aim was to find material which had received little or no attention from researchers writing about the black experience in South Africa and Lesotho. Selection was made in terms of black rather than white readership, and include ... more

Google Scholar (5)

WorldCat (5)

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