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Conference Paper / Presentation | 2014

Where are the bookshops? East Africa and the emergence of print in the early 20th century

Anne K. Bang (2014)
University of Florida, Gainsville, Islam in Africa Working Group
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http://religion.ufl.edu/files/10.10.2014.pdf

The lecture present the emergence of Islamic print culture in early 20th century in East Africa, and raises the question of distribution of printed material replacing that of manuscript circulation.

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http://religion.ufl.edu/files/10.10.2014.pdf

Anne Katrine Bang

Associated Senior Researcher
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Siri Lange, Chris Albertyn, Anne Bang, Melita Matsinhe

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