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245 10 a| Creating postcolonial literature :b| African writers and British publishers /c| Caroline Davis.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Palgrave Macmillan,c| [2013];

300 a| x, 255 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243) and index.;

505 0 a| Oxford University Press in Africa, 1927-1980 -- The vision for OUP in Africa -- 'The obligation to be profitable': OUP in West Africa -- 'The call to duty': OUP in East Africa -- Publishing under Apartheid: OUP in South Africa -- The Three Crowns Series 1962-1976 -- The history of Three Crowns -- Judging African literature -- Editing Three Crowns -- Publishing Wole Soyinka -- Publishing Athol Fugard.;

520 a| "Creating Postcolonial Literature examines the publishing of African literature in the postcolonial period. Its focus is the largely forgotten Three Crowns series by Oxford University Press (1962-1976), which was the vehicle for the publication of Wole Soyinka and Athol Fugard, along with many other major African writers, including Lewis Nkosi, John Pepper Clark, Obi Egbuna, Oswald Mtshali, Joe de Graft and Leopold Sedar Senghor. It addresses the construction of literary value, the relationships between African writers and British publishers, and the critical importance of the African marketplace in the development of African literature during this period. Based on new archival research, it assesses the institutions of postcolonial literary publishing on both a macro and micro level, by combining a thorough analysis of the historical, political and economic context of British publishing in Africa in this period with detailed author case studies." -- Publisher's description.;

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Creating postcolonial literature : African writers and British publishers / Caroline Davis.

Author/creator	Davis, Caroline, 1964-
Format	Book
Publication	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2013]
Description	x, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Oxford University Press--History. Oxford University Press. African literature (English)--Publishing. --History. --20th century. Publishers and publishing--Great Britain. --History. --20th century. Publishers and publishing--Africa. --History. --20th century.

Contents	Oxford University Press in Africa, 1927-1980 -- The vision for OUP in Africa -- 'The obligation to be profitable': OUP in West Africa -- 'The call to duty': OUP in East Africa -- Publishing under Apartheid: OUP in South Africa -- The Three Crowns Series 1962-1976 -- The history of Three Crowns -- Judging African literature -- Editing Three Crowns -- Publishing Wole Soyinka -- Publishing Athol Fugard.
Abstract	"Creating Postcolonial Literature examines the publishing of African literature in the postcolonial period. Its focus is the largely forgotten Three Crowns series by Oxford University Press (1962-1976), which was the vehicle for the publication of Wole Soyinka and Athol Fugard, along with many other major African writers, including Lewis Nkosi, John Pepper Clark, Obi Egbuna, Oswald Mtshali, Joe de Graft and Leopold Sedar Senghor. It addresses the construction of literary value, the relationships between African writers and British publishers, and the critical importance of the African marketplace in the development of African literature during this period. Based on new archival research, it assesses the institutions of postcolonial literary publishing on both a macro and micro level, by combining a thorough analysis of the historical, political and economic context of British publishing in Africa in this period with detailed author case studies." -- Publisher's description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243) and index.
LCCN	2013008160
ISBN	9780230369368
ISBN	0230369367
Standard identifier#	40022471685

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