The Quiet Struggle: Libraries and Information for AfricaThe quiet struggle is for information and knowledge, and it is led by writers, publishers, educators, journalists, broadcasters, and film makers as well as library and information workers. This volume focuses on the problem as it affects library and information development within the context of a total information environment which encompasses topics ranging from literacy to satellite communications. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Information and Development | 38 |
The Imprint of the West | 69 |
Copyright | |
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