African literature and the CIA : networks of authorship and publishing / Caroline Davis, Oxford Broo...
African literature and the CIA : networks of authorship and publishing / Caroline Davis, Oxford Broo...
African literature and the CIA : networks of authorship and publishing / Caroline Davis, Oxford Brookes University.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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G 2021/0523
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English
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100 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
During the period of decolonisation in Africa, the CIA covertly subsidised a number of African authors, editors and publishers as part of its anti-communist propaganda strategy. Managed by two front organisations, the Congress of Cultural Freedom and the Farfield Foundation, its Africa programme stretched across the continent. This Element unravels...
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African literature and the CIA : networks of authorship and publishing / Caroline Davis, Oxford Brookes University.
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Elements in publishing and book culture
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-98) .
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ebook version : 9781316998205
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©2020
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G 2021/0523
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74VKaRZlb28Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRZlb28Z
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ISBN
1108725546
9781108725545
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070.5096
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991024389564602626
