Using case studies, this book explores the publishing of African literature, addressing the construction of literary value, relationships between African writers and British publishers, and importance of the African market. It analyses the historical, political and economic conditions framing the emergence of postcolonial literature.
Innehållsförteckning
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction PART I: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS IN AFRICA, 1927-1980 2. The Vision for OUP in Africa 3. ’The Obligation to be Profitable’: OUP in West Africa 4. ’The Call to Duty’: OUP in East Africa 5. Publishing under Apartheid: OUP in South Africa 6. Conclusion to Part I PART II: THE THREE CROWNS SERIES, 1962-1976 7. The History of Three Crowns 8. Judging African Literature 9. Editing Three Crowns 10. Publishing Wole Soyinka 11. Publishing Athol Fugard 12. Conclusion Bibliography Index
Om författaren
Caroline Davis is a Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, UK, in the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, where she teaches courses in book history, print culture and publishing studies.
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