Narrativising development in radio drama: Tradition and realism in the Kenyan radio play Ushikwapo Shikamana

Social Identities

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-145

  Ligaga, Dina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; MEDIA ROLE; RADIO;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 22144460561     PISSN: 13504630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504630500161557     Document Type: Article

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