Racism, ethnicity and the media in Africa: Reflections inspired by studies of xenophobia in Cameroon and South Africa;Rassismus, ethnizität und die medien in Afrika: Reflektionen angeregt durch studien zu fremdenfeindlichkeit in Kamerun und Südafrika

Africa Spectrum

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-93

  Nyamnjoh, Francis B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Cameroon; Ethnicity; Mass media; Racism; South Africa; Xenophobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955721820     PISSN: 00020397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000203971004500103     Document Type: Article

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