Language, education and the new South Africa

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 405-418

  Gilmartin, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Education; Language; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344716140     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0040-747X.2004.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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