"Zunächst wird eine Übersicht über die Geschichte des Verlagswesens in Afrika, die wichtigsten wirtschaftlichen Akteure und ihre Produkte gegeben, um dann die Gründe für die Schwächen des Buchmarktes zu erörtern. Dabei werden unternehmerische Aspekte wie Kapital, Know-how sowie Vertriebsstruk
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turen, aber auch das Marktpotential der Zielgruppen diskutiert: die Bedeutung von Alphabetisierung, Lesekultur, Sprache und Kaufkraft. Es wird gezeigt, dass die Schwierigkeiten der Verlagsindustrie auch politische Hintergründe haben." (DSE Library Bonn)
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"Examine la production et la distribution de matériel culturel et multimédia en Afrique francophone subsaharienne et l'impact des nouvelles technologies sur les réseaux de communication." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 378)
"Contains over 2,200 entries covering books, serials, reference sources, reports, papers in edited collections, book-sector studies and similar documents, and periodical articles drawn from literature published in over 360 journals and magazines. Most entries have a short annotation. Supplementary v
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olumes ("A bibliography of publishing and the book chain in Sub-Saharan Africa". London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials) have been published in 1997 (303 entries, mainly publications published in late 1995 and in 1996) and 1998 (further 250 entries, largely material published in 1997)." (commbox)
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"Drawing on political science, economics, history, and cultural studies, Diawara provides an insider's account of the development and current status of African cinema. He discusses such issues as film production and distribution, and film aesthetics from the colonial period to the present." (Publish
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"Le principal obstacle à une large diffusion du livre en Afrique francophone est la non-prise en compte de l'importance des activités éditoriales par la planification étatique du développement. Etude de la signification sociale de la littérature (position sociale de l'auteur et du lectorat), a
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nalyse des gammes éditoriales et de la situation du personnel dans l'édition et la librairie. L'accent est mis sur les effets pédagogiques et de formation de la communauté (communauté culturelle)." (GIZ Library Bonn)
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"The earliest version of the bibliography, superseded by the 1996 volume, lists titles by topic and region, and includes author, subject, geographical indexes. Cites 685 references, and includes an introductory essay in English and French. It is now also available online, and contains a number of ci
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tations of early literature no longer included in the present work." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 181)
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"An anthology on international publishing including such aspects as freedom to publish, publishing for human development, international book fairs, piracy, children's publishing, global problems of scholarly publishing, educational publishing, and - specifically for developing countries - training a
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nd collection development. Articles also deal with various phases of book publishing in the U.S.S.R., India, Japan, Australia, the Arab countries, Latin America, Spain, Mexico and French-speaking Africa. The volume is a festschrift honoring Maneul Salvat, President of the International Publishers Association." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1051)
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"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
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iscussed are the cultural and social factors of book reading and publishing in Africa; a frank explanation as to why indigenous publishing has trouble getting started; the mechanics of acquiring library materials - African and otherwise; the role of government; the role of Christian publishing houses; and the problems faced by writers, distributors, and booksellers." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1095)
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"Head's knowledge of the structure of television worldwide is monumental, as is his ability to organize it into books. In Broadcasting in Africa 35 authors, including Head himself, have contributed essays which give a comprehensive picture of African broadcasting country by country, and the role whi
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ch non-Africans play in shaping it. Information given for each African nation includes population, receivers per thousand, radio transmitter sites, area per site. Otherwise information varies a bit, with longer discussions for larger countries. The authors discuss the system against the background of such factors as geography, politics, and language, and include broadcasting history and, when available, audience data. The second half of the book is concemed with the ways in which other nations are influencing African broadcasting. Here are discussions of international broadcasting agencies and programs, religious broadcasting, foreign aid, training, research, educational uses to which broadcasting is put, and the commerce of broadcasting. Head concludes with an agenda for further study. Appendixes give technical problems of spectrum utilization, the uses of broadcasting in African political crises, historical and demographic data, a summary of system facilities, and languages used in broadcasting. There is a lengthy bibliography and a comprehensive index." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 650)
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"Monograph on the communication impact of the mass media on race relations and racial prejudice. Discusses communication research on such related questions as ethnic groups, attitudes change, emigration and immigration, the role of the press and problems of a multi-racial society." (www.unesdoc.unes
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