The African renaissance challenge and sociological reclamations in the south

Current Sociology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Sitas, Ari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African Renaissance; Indigenous norms; Intellectual work; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646386137     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392106063186     Document Type: Article

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