The fruits of perception: ‘Ethnic Politics’ and the case of Kenya's constitutional referendum

African Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-270

  Lynch, Gabrielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 60149084137     PISSN: 00020184     EISSN: 14692872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00020180601035674     Document Type: Article

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