'Route work' through alternative archives: Reflections on cross-disciplinary practice

South African Historical Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 252-267

  Brower Stahl, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

cultural process; effective history; epistemology; Ghana; heritage tourism; Historical significance; metaphor; reflexivity; Slave Route Project

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958110504     PISSN: 02582473     EISSN: 17261686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02582473.2010.493001     Document Type: Review

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