The 'total/real'man and the 'proper' woman: Safe sex, risk and gender in mejamwangi's the last plague

English Studies in Africa

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 63-76

  MURIUNGI, AGNES ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 34548661391     PISSN: 00138398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00138390208691315     Document Type: Article

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