Information in the national liberation struggle: Modelling the case of Namibia (1966-1990)

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 735-750

  Sturges, Paul ^a   Katjihingua, Mbenae ^b   McHombu, Kingo ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Information control; Information strategy; Namibia; Propaganda; Warfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844507496     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410510632068     Document Type: Article

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