Is it ethical to study Africa? Preliminary thoughts on scholarship and freedom

African Studies Review

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-26

  Mama, Amina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 57749157949     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/arw.2005.0122     Document Type: Review

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