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Author Musandu, Phoebe, author

Title Pressing interests : the agenda and influence of a colonial East African newspaper sector / Phoebe Musandu
Published Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2018
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Description 1 online resource (361 pages)
Contents Of discontent, contractual wars, and the birthing of secular newspapers in British East Africa, 1899-1905 -- "Political apathy is commercial atrophy": the East African Standard and the interests of the European press, 1904-1963 -- "The position of the proverbial sandwich": Asian newspapers in British East Africa, 1920s-1960s -- "The paper is their meeting ground": African newspapers, 1920s-1952 -- Leviathan's cranky press: government newspapers, 1920-1962
Summary The first extended history of colonial Kenya's press, 1899-1960s
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Newspapers -- Political aspects -- Kenya -- History -- 20th century
Newspapers -- Social aspects -- Kenya -- History -- 20th century
Newspapers -- Economic aspects -- Kenya -- History -- 20th century
Press and politics -- Kenya -- History -- 20th century
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism.
British colonies
Newspapers -- Political aspects
Newspapers -- Social aspects
Press and politics
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- History -- 20th century
Subject Africa
Kenya
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780773556003
0773556001
9780773556010
077355601X