Reckoning with the past: The contrast between the kenyan and south african experiences

Social Dynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 8-28

  Elkins, Caroline ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85008823570     PISSN: 02533952     EISSN: 19407874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533950008458693     Document Type: Article

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