"the Anansi syndrome": A debate concerning Anansi's influence on Jamaican culture

World Literature Written in English

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 127-136

  Marshall, Emily Zobel ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84861802278     PISSN: 00931705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449850108589351     Document Type: Article

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