Dewey deracialized: a critical race-theoretic perspective

Knowledge Organization

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 144-168

  Furner, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 38349075783     PISSN: 09437444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5771/0943-7444-2007-3-144     Document Type: Review

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