‘Voodoo’ on the Doorstep: Young Nigerian Prostitutes and Magic Policing in the Netherlands

Africa

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 558-586

  Van Dijk, Rijk ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33845230215     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2001.71.4.558     Document Type: Article

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