The press and the politics of marginal voices: Narratives of the experiences of the Ogoni of Nigeria

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 763-783+880

  Adebanwi, Wale ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority; Marginal voices; Narratives; Nigerian press; Ogoni

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044283034     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443704045508     Document Type: Article

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