'And the Oscar goes to.. Daybreak in Udi': Understanding late colonial community development and its legacy through film

Development and Change

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 838-868

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^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL LEGACY; COLONIALISM; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; MASS MEDIA; SELF HELP;

CAMEROON; NIGERIA;

EID: 84908346878     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dech.12119     Document Type: Article

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