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Special Topics Bibliographies: Africa

Posted on September 24, 2021June 27, 2022 by Cecile Jagodzinski

In addition to our annual bibliographies, SHARP News will now also publish bibliographies focused on specific regions or on specific areas of study. We welcome any suggestions for future topics! Our inaugural post offers a select bibliography on Africa and Africana Studies. Compiled by Cecile Jagodzinski.

Posted in BibliographiesTagged Africa

Pamela Spence Richards, Wayne A. Wiegand, and Marija Dalbella, eds. A History of Modern Librarianship: Constructing the Heritage of Western Culture

Posted on February 24, 2017June 27, 2022 by Editor

Pamela Spence Richards, Wayne A. Wiegand, and Marija Dalbella, eds. A History of Modern Librarianship: Constructing the Heritage of Western…

Posted in Book reviewTagged 19th century, 20th century, Africa, digital humanities, Europe, libraries, North America

Robert J. Norrell. Alex Haley and the Books That Changed a Nation

Posted on February 24, 2017June 27, 2022 by Editor

Robert J. Norrell. Alex Haley and the Books That Changed a Nation. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2015. x, 251p.,…

Posted in Book reviewTagged Africa, authorship, biography, Black studies, North America

Isabel Hofmeyr. Gandhi’s Printing Press: Experiments in Slow Reading

Posted on December 10, 2016June 27, 2022 by Editor

Isabel Hofmeyr. Gandhi’s Printing Press: Experiments in Slow Reading. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2013. 218p, ill. ISBN…

Posted in Book reviewTagged Africa, periodicals & news, publishing

Caroline Davis and David Johnson, eds. The Book in Africa: Critical Debates

Posted on August 20, 2016June 27, 2022 by Editor

Caroline Davis and David Johnson, eds. The Book in Africa: Critical Debates. New Directions in Book History. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015,…

Posted in Book reviewTagged Africa

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