University Crisis, Student Activism, and the Contemporary Struggle for Democracy in Kenya

African Studies Review

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-76

  Klopp, Jacqueline M ^a   Orina, Janai R ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

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EID: 85006847540     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: 15552462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0002020600031541     Document Type: Article

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