Publisher: Vita Books, Kenya
Pages: 384
Year: 2008
Dimensions: 254 x 178mm
Writings on the Politics of Information and Librarianship
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.
£44.00
About the author
Shiraz Durrani is a British-Kenyan library science professional noted for his writings on the social and political dimensions of information and librarianship. His widely held Information and liberation writings on the politics of information and librarianship draws on his experiences in librarianship from Mau Mau period Kenya to modern-day UK