Power and the Praise Poem
Southern African Voices in History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2596069 |
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| Authors | David B Coplan (State University of New York) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 129 |
| Publication date | 1993-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Power and the Praise Poem: South African Voices in History, Landeg White, 1992 |
| Venue | African Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/525512 |
| OpenAlex | W2053608666 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
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