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- ↑ John Nottingham, 'Establishing an African publishing industry: a study in decolonization', African Affairs , Vol. 68, No. 271 (April 1969), pp.139-44.
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- ↑ Evan Mwangi (2007). "Publishing". In Simon Gikandi; Evan Mwangi (eds.). The Columbia Guide to East African Literature in English Since 1945. Columbia University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-231-12520-8.
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