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'Deftly moving between continents, this meticulously researched study of the African-oriented press in Britain offers rich biographical details about an editor hitherto neglected by historians. Albert Cartwright's key role in South African and West African press history is placed at centre-stage, opening up a new vision of colonial-era newspapers.' -- Stephanie Newell 'A wonderfully detailed account of the legendary journal West Africa and its first editor, Albert Cartwright. Originally a mouthpiece of British traders in West Africa, it grew critical of colonial government and more sympathetic to the aspirations of nationalists. Essential reading for anyone interested in anti-colonial nationalism and Africa-centred print media.' -- Richard Rathbone

'Recording as it does the history of the times through the press, this book gives a very interesting perspective.' 'Deftly moving between continents, this meticulously researched study of the African-oriented press in Britain offers rich biographical details about an editor hitherto neglected by historians. Albert Cartwright's key role in South African and West African press history is placed at centre-stage, opening up a new vision of colonial-era newspapers.' -- Stephanie Newell, Professor of English, Yale University, and author of 'West African Literatures: Ways of Reading' 'A wonderfully detailed account of the legendary journal West Africa and its first editor, Albert Cartwright. Originally a mouthpiece of British traders in West Africa, it grew critical of colonial government and more sympathetic to the aspirations of nationalists. Essential reading for anyone interested in anti-colonial nationalism and Africa-centred print media.' -- Richard Rathbone, Emeritus Professor, SOAS, and author of 'Murder and Politics in Colonial Ghana'

'Recording as it does the history of the times through the press, this book gives a very interesting perspective.' '[A] fascinating volume... [that] generates fascinating areas for further research [on] the connections between African and British production of newspapers and magazines in the inter-war years [and] the interplay between the private and the professional lives of the people who ran them.' 'Deftly moving between continents, this meticulously researched study of the African-oriented press in Britain offers rich biographical details about an editor hitherto neglected by historians. Albert Cartwright's key role in South African and West African press history is placed at centre-stage, opening up a new vision of colonial-era newspapers.' -- Stephanie Newell, Professor of English, Yale University, and author of 'West African Literatures: Ways of Reading' 'A wonderfully detailed account of the legendary journal West Africa and its first editor, Albert Cartwright. Originally a mouthpiece of British traders in West Africa, it grew critical of colonial government and more sympathetic to the aspirations of nationalists. Essential reading for anyone interested in anti-colonial nationalism and Africa-centred print media.' -- Richard Rathbone, Emeritus Professor, SOAS, and author of 'Murder and Politics in Colonial Ghana' 'Enthralling and accessible ... Break[s] new ground in ... show[ing] readers Albert Cartwright and West Africa's influence in shaping both colonial and anti-colonial discourses in Britain and Africa.' 'Informative and always interesting.'

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Jonathan Derrick is a freelance editor and scholar who for twenty years served on the editorial staff of West Africa magazine. He has published several scholarly articles on African history and, with Ralph Austen, is the co-author of Middlemen of the Cameroons River: The Duala and Their Hinterland, c.1600--c.1960.

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