The slaves, 1652-1834

The Shaping of South African Society, 1652-1840

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 109-183

  Armstrong, James C ^a   Worden, Nigel A ^b  

^a Library of Congress   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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