The great long national insult: ‘science’, sexuality and the Khoisan in the 18th and early 19th century

Agenda

Volumn 13, Issue 32, 1997, Pages 34-48

  ABRAHAMS, YVETTE ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 85142842373     PISSN: 10130950     EISSN: 2158978X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10130950.1997.9675585     Document Type: Article

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