Whiteman kontri and the enduring allure of modernity among Cameroonian youth

African Affairs

Volumn 101, Issue 405, 2002, Pages 607-634

  Nyamnjoh, Francis B ^a   Page, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODERNITY; RACIAL IDENTITY; WESTERN WORLD; YOUNG POPULATION;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0036815664     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/101.405.607     Document Type: Article

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