Racial classification and the modern census in South Africa, 1911-1996

Race and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-176

  Khalfani, Akil Kokayi ^a   Zuberi, Tukufu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Racial classification; South African census; South African history; Stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041852682     PISSN: 10909524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-9524(03)00007-X     Document Type: Article

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