Somali refugees in London: Oral culture in a Western information environment

Libri

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 212-224

  Olden, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009916805     PISSN: 00242667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/libr.1999.49.4.212     Document Type: Article

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