Information and liberation

Information and liberation

Shiraz Durrani

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Editorial:
African Books Collective
Año de edición:
2008
Materia
Biblioteca, archivo y gestión de la información
ISBN:
9789966189073
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Information and Liberation is a retrospective collection of Shiraz Durrani’s articles and conference papers on the politics of information. The book documents the struggle for progressive and relevant information policies and practices over a period of 25 years in Kenya, Britain, and other countries. The book records also the vision, struggles and achievements of many progressive librarians and activists to develop a system and a society which can meet the information, social and cultural needs of all, particularly those marginalised by forces of capitalism and imperialism.

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