Sympathetic magic/contagious corruption: Sociality, democracy, and the press in Ghana

Public Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-369

  Hasty, Jennifer ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 27844601075     PISSN: 08992363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/08992363-17-3-339     Document Type: Review

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