This Element unravels the hidden networks and associations underpinning African literary publishing in the 1960s; it investigates the success of the CIA in disrupting and infiltrating African literary magazines and publishing firms, and determines the extent to which new circuits of cultural and literary power emerged.
This reader is the most comprehensive selection of key texts on twentieth and twenty-first century print culture yet compiled. Illuminating the networks and processes that have shaped reading, writing and publishing, the selected extracts also examine the effect of printed and digital texts on society. Featuring a general introduction to contemporary print culture and publishing studies, the volume includes 42 influential and innovative pieces of writing, arranged around themes such as authorship, women and print culture, colonial and postcolonial publishing and globalisation.Offering a concise survey of critical work, this volume is an essential companion for students of literature or publishing with an interest in the history of the book.
This is a book about grief and the raw, impassioned feelings that come along with it. It is a deeply personal and honest account of how one woman dealt with looking after her aged parents over a number of years through to their deaths.It is not a go-to guide but rather a poetic journal of an emotional, heart-rending journey of one person's battle with her own demons: great losses, abounding love, enormous frustrations and every emotion in-between.It is a story of heartbreak and hope for the future. This is a very human and humble work of someone who has opened up her raw heart with the hope that you may find solace in the feelings and emotions expressed that all of us have in common when we are faced with the loss of someone we love.This is a book to keep close to your heart.
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In this collection of incisive profiles, veteran crime writer Carol Anne Davis turns the spotlight on men and women from good backgrounds who crossed the line into depravity. Whether a model pupil, a trusted member of the clergy or the chief of police, these otherwise ordinary people revealed their hidden capacity for the darkest crimes.
This volume presents new research and critical debates in African book history, and brings together a range of disciplinary perspectives by leading scholars in the subject. It includes case studies from across Africa, ranging from third-century manuscript traditions to twenty-first century internet communications.
The bond between parent and child is the strongest natural connection imaginable. But in rare and shocking cases, that bond can be brutally broken. The Philpott family, 'Baby P' and Jasmine Beckford are just three of the cases that have made a nation's blood run cold. But what could possibly drive a parent to commit the cruellest crime of all?
At their best they cure disease, help the sick, and are sworn to 'do no harm'. So what leads a small minority of healthcare workers to a life of violent crime? From Beverly Allitt, the nurse who preyed on children in her care, to the infamous Dr Harold Shipman, Carol Anne Davis delves into the stories behind these healers who became murderers.