Chinese devils, the global market, and the declining power of Togo's Nana-Benzes

African Studies Review

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-80

  Sylvanus, Nina ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84878352386     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/asr.2013.6     Document Type: Article

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