Juju and Justice at the Movies: Vigilantes in Nigerian Popular Videos

African Studies Review

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 51-67

  McCall, John C ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749587643     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: 15552462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0002020600030444     Document Type: Article

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