Probing the predicaments of academic history in contemporary south africa

South African Historical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 26-48

  Nuttall, Tim ^a   Wright, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 33845435128     PISSN: 02582473     EISSN: 17261686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02582470008671366     Document Type: Article

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