Peter M. Lewis – författare

The book is recommended and should be read by every member of the IRTC. Those working in radio will also find it rewarding.' - Playback

Africa has undergone significant political, economic, and social change since the first edition of this book was published in early 1988. Now revised and updated throughout, this new edition includes current economic, social, and political data, as well as entirely new sections on the dismantling of apartheid, civil society, democratization and multiparty politics, economic reform and structural adjustment, and the prospects for African development in the twenty-first century. Review comments on the first edition: ''Required reading for any course on politics and society of the African continent'' West Africa. ''The best available textbook on the subject ... this volume stands unchallenged in its comprehensiveness and sophistication.'' - Choice

The book is recommended and should be read by every member of the IRTC. Those working in radio will also find it rewarding.'' - Playback

This book is about the training needed for the effective use of community radio by social groups whose voices and opinions are rarely head in mainstream media. Such training includes Internet and computer skills, web site creation, digital audio editing, live broadcasting of local events, the creation of local sound archives for music, webcasting, and community radio training for refugees and asylum seekers. Introductory chapters set the historical and theoretical context for the community radio tradition that underpinned the training and discuss the connection between access and participation and the local level and the demands for a voice for civil society at the global level.