The myth of the ‘book famine’ in African publishing

le Roux, Elizabeth (2020) The myth of the ‘book famine’ in African publishing. Africa at LSE (30 Dec 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Books and publishing in Africa are often described in terms of ‘scarcity’ and ‘famine’, evoking the need for a crisis response. But do these terms reflect the reality of how Africans produce and engage with books? Elizabeth le Roux argues that the famine analogy is perpetuated by a book aid industry that works counter to structural solutions based on local book development.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2021 13:39
Last Modified:	30 Sep 2025 16:04
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/108237

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