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GAINS AND LOSSES IN THE MARGINS OF TIME: FROM WEST AND EQUATORIAL HISTORY TO PRESENT-DAY SOUTH AFRICA, AND BACK

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2014

Jane I. Guyer
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Debate: Approaching African Economies
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Africa , Volume 84 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 146 - 150
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Copyright © International African Institute 2014 

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