African Universities in Crisis and the Promotion of a Democratic Culture: The Political Economy of Violence in African Educational Systems

African Studies Review

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1-26

  Nyamnjoh, Francis B ^a   Jua, Nantang B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b Ethno NetAfrica   (Cameroon)

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EID: 85011452699     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: 15552462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0002020600031401     Document Type: Article

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